kick start
Begin with force
Kick start refers to starting a motorcycle or similar engine by pushing down sharply on a lever with your foot, rather than using an electric starter.
The figurative sense dominates modern usage: to kick-start something is to give it the initial push needed to get going: The tax cuts were meant to kick-start the economy.
As a noun, a kick start is that energizing first action: The project needs a kick start.
Set into motion
- beginTo start something
- activateCause to function
- triggerWhat initiates action
- igniteStart burning something
spark · commence · instigate · jumpstart · set off · get going · propel · catalyze
Foot-operated lever
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- engineMachine producing motion
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- crankRotary operating handle
starter · vintage bike · compression · cylinder · carburetor · idle · rev · throttle
Upward push or increase
- revivalReturn after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- renewalMaking current again
recovery · reinvigoration · comeback · rejuvenation · relaunch · rebirth · stimulus · injection
launch
Set into motion
ignite · spark · commence · instigate · jumpstart · set off · get going · propel · catalyze · mobilize
pedal
Foot-operated lever
crank · starter · vintage bike · compression · cylinder · carburetor · idle · rev · throttle · clutch
boost
Upward push or increase
- revivalReturn after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
renewal · recovery · reinvigoration · comeback · rejuvenation · relaunch · rebirth · stimulus · injection · shot in the arm
kick startslow build
phase in · soft launch · organic growth · ramp up · inch forward