jump-start
Cables between cars
Jump-start means to start a car with a dead battery by connecting it to another vehicle's battery with cables, or to start a car by pushing it and engaging the clutch.
The figurative sense dominates: to give something a sudden boost or get it moving after stagnation: The tax cuts were meant to jump-start the economy.
As a noun, a jump-start is the act itself or anything that provides sudden momentum: My morning coffee is the jump-start I need.
Initiate with force
spark · trigger · activate · ignite · inaugurate · instigate · catalyze · propel
Portable electricity storage
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- engineMachine producing motion
alternator · voltage · terminal · clamps · hood · roadside · stalled · charge
Upward push or increase
- reinvigorateRestore vitality to
- energizeSupply with vitality
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
reactivate · rekindle · reignite · turnaround · resuscitate · stimulus · revival · renewal
kickstart
Initiate with force
kickoff · spark · trigger · activate · ignite · inaugurate · instigate · catalyze · propel · springboard
battery
Portable electricity storage
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- boosterSomething that increases strength
engine · alternator · voltage · terminal · clamps · hood · roadside · stalled · charge · crank
boost
Upward push or increase
- reinvigorateRestore vitality to
- energizeSupply with vitality
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
rejuvenate · reactivate · rekindle · reignite · turnaround · resuscitate · stimulus · revival · renewal · comeback
stimulus
What prompts a reaction
- bailoutEmergency aid preventing bankruptcy
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- incentiveReward encouraging action
funding · subsidy · injection · recovery · growth · intervention · package · spending · grant · capital
- travel idiomshit the road, in the same boat, miss the boat, end of the road, crossroads
- accelerationaccelerate, acceleration, accelerating, speed up, speeding up
jump-startdiscourage
Diminish someone's confidence
demoralize · dishearten · dispirit · daunt · deflate