1. (verb) jumpstart, jump-start
starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car
Synonyms: jump-start, jumpstart
2. (verb) jumpstart, jump-start, jump
start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
Synonyms: rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, parachute, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, jump-start, leap out, jump
3. (verb) jumpstart, jump-start
start or re-start vigorously
Synonyms: jump-start, jump, jumpstart
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