jumpstarts
Gets going again
Jumpstarts is the plural of jumpstart and the third-person singular verb form.
To jumpstart a car is to start it using cables connected to another battery: My battery died, so a neighbor jumpstarts my car every morning.
Figuratively, to jumpstart something is to give it a boost or get it moving: The grant jumpstarts small businesses.
A jumpstart is an instance of either.
Portable electricity storage
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- engineMachine producing motion
- dead batteryExhausted power source
booster · terminals · hood · alternator · cranking · roadside · clamps · charge
Begins with sudden energy
- launchesSends off forcefully
- ignitesCauses to burn
- sparksFiery particles from friction
- catalyzesHastens a reaction
energizes · activates · triggers · propels · motivates · stimulates · revitalizes · boosts
What prompts a reaction
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- growthIncrease in size
funding · grants · incentives · bailout · injection · subsidies · entrepreneurship · development
battery
Portable electricity storage
dead battery · booster · terminals · hood · alternator · cranking · roadside · clamps · charge · voltage
kickstarts
Begins with sudden energy
catalyzes · energizes · activates · triggers · propels · motivates · stimulates · revitalizes · boosts · accelerates
stimulus
What prompts a reaction
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
growth · funding · grants · incentives · bailout · injection · subsidies · entrepreneurship · development · capital
jumpstartsshuts down
Stops functioning completely
terminates · ends · concludes · winds down · extinguishes