jumpstart

Plural: jumpstarts

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"
• Alternative form of jump-start.

Verb

• start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
• start or re-start vigorously
  • "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process"
• Alternative form of jump-start.

Synonyms

jump, jump-start