kick-start
Boot into action
Kick-start originally refers to starting a motorcycle by pushing down on a lever with the foot, as opposed to using an electric starter.
The figurative use now dominates: to kick-start something is to give it a sudden boost or impetus to get it going: The tax cuts were meant to kick-start the economy.
As a noun, a kick-start is any action that jolts something into motion: The project needed a kick-start.
Set into motion
trigger · activate · jumpstart · catalyze · set off · get going · inaugurate · energize
Self-directed action capacity
- programPlanned sequence of actions
- projectPlanned, effortful task
- movementChange in position
- driveOperate a vehicle
effort · launch · rollout · push · endeavor · undertaking · operation · strategy
Upward push or increase
- reinvigorateRestore vitality to
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
- energizeSupply with vitality
reactivate · resurrect · renew · refresh · regenerate · restore · relaunch · turnaround
Foot-operated lever
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- engineMachine producing motion
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- crankRotary operating handle
Harley · vintage · bike · chopper · two-stroke · carburetor · throttle · riding
What prompts a reaction
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- growthIncrease in size
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
development · incentive · subsidy · injection · bailout · reform · entrepreneurship · job creation
launch
Set into motion
spark · trigger · activate · jumpstart · catalyze · set off · get going · inaugurate · energize · propel
initiative
Self-directed action capacity
drive · effort · launch · rollout · push · endeavor · undertaking · operation · strategy · action plan
boost
Upward push or increase
- reinvigorateRestore vitality to
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
energize · reactivate · resurrect · renew · refresh · regenerate · restore · relaunch · turnaround · recovery
pedal
Foot-operated lever
crank · Harley · vintage · bike · chopper · two-stroke · carburetor · throttle · riding · mechanical
stimulus
What prompts a reaction
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- growthIncrease in size
recovery · development · incentive · subsidy · injection · bailout · reform · entrepreneurship · job creation · infrastructure
- accelerationaccelerate, acceleration, accelerating, speed up, speeding up
- Motorcyclesmotorcycle, motorbike, cruiser, cruisers, sport bike
- encourageencourage, urge, cheer on, exhort, motivate