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kick-start

1 verb
     
Related topics: Motor Vehicles
kick-start1 [transitive]
1 to do something to help a process or activity start or develop more quickly:
He urged further interest rate cuts in a bid to kick-start the economy.
2TTC to start a motorcycle using your foot
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