kick-start
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kick-start
(kĭk′stärt′)tr.v. kick-start·ed, kick-start·ing, kick-starts
1. To start by using a kick starter: He kick-started the motorcycle and took off.
2. Informal To start or reinvigorate (an activity, system, or process): kick-start the economy with a large construction project.
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kick-start
(ˈkɪkˌstɑːt)vb (tr)
1. to start (a motorcycle engine) by means of a pedal that is kicked downwards
2. informal to make (something) active, functional, or productive again
n
an action or event resulting in the reactivation of something
ˈkick-ˌstarter n
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kick′-start`
or kick′start`,
v.t.
1. to start by means of a device (kick′ start`er) that operates by a downward kick on a pedal: to kick-start a motorcycle.
[1910–15]
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kick-start
Past participle: kick-started
Gerund: kick-starting
| Imperative |
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| kick-start |
| kick-start |
| Present |
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| I kick-start |
| you kick-start |
| he/she/it kick-starts |
| we kick-start |
| you kick-start |
| they kick-start |
| Preterite |
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| I kick-started |
| you kick-started |
| he/she/it kick-started |
| we kick-started |
| you kick-started |
| they kick-started |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am kick-starting |
| you are kick-starting |
| he/she/it is kick-starting |
| we are kick-starting |
| you are kick-starting |
| they are kick-starting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have kick-started |
| you have kick-started |
| he/she/it has kick-started |
| we have kick-started |
| you have kick-started |
| they have kick-started |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was kick-starting |
| you were kick-starting |
| he/she/it was kick-starting |
| we were kick-starting |
| you were kick-starting |
| they were kick-starting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had kick-started |
| you had kick-started |
| he/she/it had kick-started |
| we had kick-started |
| you had kick-started |
| they had kick-started |
| Future |
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| I will kick-start |
| you will kick-start |
| he/she/it will kick-start |
| we will kick-start |
| you will kick-start |
| they will kick-start |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have kick-started |
| you will have kick-started |
| he/she/it will have kick-started |
| we will have kick-started |
| you will have kick-started |
| they will have kick-started |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be kick-starting |
| you will be kick-starting |
| he/she/it will be kick-starting |
| we will be kick-starting |
| you will be kick-starting |
| they will be kick-starting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been kick-starting |
| you have been kick-starting |
| he/she/it has been kick-starting |
| we have been kick-starting |
| you have been kick-starting |
| they have been kick-starting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been kick-starting |
| you will have been kick-starting |
| he/she/it will have been kick-starting |
| we will have been kick-starting |
| you will have been kick-starting |
| they will have been kick-starting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been kick-starting |
| you had been kick-starting |
| he/she/it had been kick-starting |
| we had been kick-starting |
| you had been kick-starting |
| they had been kick-starting |
| Conditional |
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| I would kick-start |
| you would kick-start |
| he/she/it would kick-start |
| we would kick-start |
| you would kick-start |
| they would kick-start |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have kick-started |
| you would have kick-started |
| he/she/it would have kick-started |
| we would have kick-started |
| you would have kick-started |
| they would have kick-started |
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Verb 1. kick-start - start (a motorcycle) by means of a kick starter
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kick-start
verb stimulate, encourage, prompt, spur, provoke, arouse, rouse, quicken, incite, gee up, get something going He has chosen to kick-start the economy by slashing interest rates.
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kick-start
[ˈkɪkˈstɑːt]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
kick-start
[ˈkɪkˌstɑːt] (Brit)1. n (also kick-starter) → pedale m d'avviamento
2. vt → mettere in moto (col pedale) (fig) to kick-start the economy → dare una spinta all'economia
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