jumpstarts

A jumpstart is a quick and easy way to start your car. When you jumpstart your car, you connect the battery to the car's engine in order to start it.

  • The car didn't start, so I jumpstarted it with the battery.

  • I was trying to jumpstart my car, but it didn't work.

Definition of jumpstarts

verb

start or re-start vigorously

Synonyms:

jump-start

verb

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

Synonyms:

jump, jump-start

noun

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

Synonyms:

jump-start

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