kick-start

A verb used to indicate the act of starting something, especially a motorcycle engine, or initiating a process or project with force or enthusiasm.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para indicar a ação de dar partida em algo, especialmente no motor de uma motocicleta, ou de iniciar um processo ou projeto com força ou entusiasmo.

1. Start a motorcycle B1 formal

   To start a motorcycle engine by pushing down a lever with your foot.

   • He kick-started his old motorcycle and rode away.
   • The mechanic showed me how to kick-start the bike.
   • She struggled to kick-start the engine in the cold weather.

   🇵🇹Dar partida com o pé

   Sinônimos: kick

   Antônimos: killstop

2. Initiate or energize B2 informal

   To take action to make something start or become more active, often quickly.

   • The government plans to kick-start the economy with new investments.
   • She used a motivational speech to kick-start the team's enthusiasm.
   • We need a new idea to kick-start the project.

   🇵🇹Iniciar ou ativar

   Sinônimos: boostenergizegalvanizeigniteinitiatejump-startlaunchsparkstartstimulatetrigger

   Antônimos: ceaseendfinishhaltstiflestopsuppressterminate

• kick-started past participle
• kick-started past simple
• kick-starting present participle
• kick-starts third person singular