kick-start
verb
kick-started; kick-starting; kick-starts
1
: to start (something, such as a motorcycle) by means of a kick-starter
kick start
noun
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Energy tariffs could kick-start or ruin entire industries, throttle undesirable foreign economic activity, and drastically alter environmental outcomes.
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
What's next: The vote kick-starts the full design process for the project, which will include community input.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Ohio State did not take too kindly to the move and the brawl kick-started.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2024
Mr Stone’s discovery kick-started one of the most heart-wrenching puzzles in the world of horse racing.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
What's next: The vote kick-starts the full design process for the project, which will include community input.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Ohio State did not take too kindly to the move and the brawl kick-started.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2024
Mr Stone’s discovery kick-started one of the most heart-wrenching puzzles in the world of horse racing.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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