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jumpstart

verbnoun 9 letters Scrabble 20 WWF 25
Definitions
verb

start or re-start vigorously

“The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process”

verb

start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery

noun

starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car

“my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor”

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