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kick-start

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
kick-start

▶verb

1 start (an engine on a motorcycle) with a downward thrust of a pedal.

2 provide an impetus to start or restart (a process).

▶noun

1 an act or instance of kick-starting.

2 a device to kick-start an engine.

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