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n. - Turn on an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of cables to another car v. -Turn on (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery.

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  • The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process
  • My battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor
  • After an initial jumpstart from the motors, the cylinder’s motion caused the ship to advance, PM reported.
  • "jumpstart" - desperately-needed housing in downtown.
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