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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Here’s how to kick-start your Spanish quest without overtourism.
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Jessica Benavides Canepa, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
The Pacers' series win was kick-started by an historic comeback, and Jade Jones basked in it.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
Llamas started out as an intern at a local Telemundo station before kick-starting his professional journalism career at NBC News, working as an overnight production assistant and then a political campaign embed.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 2 June 2025
The Dallas Mavericks voluntarily kick-started one of the most topsy-turvy months-long roller coaster rides in NBA history.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Jessica Benavides Canepa, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
The Pacers' series win was kick-started by an historic comeback, and Jade Jones basked in it.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
Llamas started out as an intern at a local Telemundo station before kick-starting his professional journalism career at NBC News, working as an overnight production assistant and then a political campaign embed.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 2 June 2025
The Dallas Mavericks voluntarily kick-started one of the most topsy-turvy months-long roller coaster rides in NBA history.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for kick-start
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick-start. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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