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   kick-start

   /ˈkɪkstɑːt/

   verb

   • 1. start (a motorcycle engine) with a downward thrust of a pedal: "he kick-started the motor and zoomed up the hill"
   • ▪ provide an impetus to start or resume (a process): "they need to kick-start the economy"

   noun

   • 1. a device to start an engine by the downward thrust of a pedal, as in older motorcycles.
   • ▪ an act of kick-starting an engine.
   • ▪ an impetus given to start or resume a process: "new investment will provide the kick-start needed to escape from recession"

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • K

     5

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   • -

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

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