starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car; my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor

[ Syn: jumpstart ]

start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another cars battery

[ Syn: jumpstart , jump ]

start or re-start vigorously; The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process

[ Syn: jumpstart ]