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jump-start vs start

start vs jump-start

jump-start and start both are nouns.

jump-start and start both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
jump-start Yes No Yes No
start Yes No Yes No
As verbs, start is a hypernym of jump-start; that is, start is a word with a broader meaning than jump-start:
  • jump-start: start or re-start vigorously
  • start: set in motion, cause to start
Other hypernyms of jump-start include begin, commence, lead off.
As verbs, start is a hypernym of jump-start; that is, start is a word with a broader meaning than jump-start:
  • jump-start: start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
  • start: get going or set in motion
Other hypernyms of jump-start include start up.
jump-start (noun) start (noun)
starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car the act of starting something
a sudden involuntary movement
a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
a signal to begin (as in a race)
the beginning of anything
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
the time at which something is supposed to begin
jump-start (verb) start (verb)
start or re-start vigorously take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery set in motion, cause to start
play in the starting lineup
bring into being
get off the ground
begin or set in motion
get going or set in motion
depart for someplace
bulge outward
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
have a beginning characterized in some specified way
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