jump-start
verb
- start a dead engine using another car's battery (etc)
Wiktionary
noun
- The process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.
“I left my headlights on all night. Could you give me a jump-start?”
- A false start.
verb
- To start a motor vehicle with a discharged ("dead") battery by connecting it with jumper cables to an alternate source of electrical current, generally either the charged battery of another vehicle or a purpose-made device ("hotshot").
- To reactivate or rejuvenate.
“Giving a really good speech at the convention could jump-start her political career.”
“‘That debt means we can’t access credit to jump-start the economy as needed.’”