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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But the low-level assignment helped kick-start what was to become a lifelong fascination with tailoring and fabrics.
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Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The Skinny, his new hour, will kick-start Hulu’s ambitious push into stand-up with monthly specials beginning Nov. 22.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Boeing probably does need to bring much of its production back in-house, while Nike should probably kick-start its innovation engine.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Eleven years after her prison time, Justin Bieber helped kick-start her reinvention.
—Ana Calderone, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The Skinny, his new hour, will kick-start Hulu’s ambitious push into stand-up with monthly specials beginning Nov. 22.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Boeing probably does need to bring much of its production back in-house, while Nike should probably kick-start its innovation engine.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Eleven years after her prison time, Justin Bieber helped kick-start her reinvention.
—Ana Calderone, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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