- bump start
- Verb. To help motivate, assist in promoting action. E.g."I think we need to bump start the project with an ideas session."
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
bump start
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bump-start — bumpˈ start transitive verb To start (a car) by pushing it and engaging the gears while it is moving (also noun) • • • Main Entry: ↑bump … Useful english dictionary
bump start — [1] A method of starting a manual transmission (not for automatics) vehicle by pushing it (especially down a hill) and letting in the clutch while in second gear and the ignition set to the on position. [2] To start a car using a bump start … Dictionary of automotive terms
bump-start — noun & verb another term for push start … English new terms dictionary
start — To use the starter motor to crank the engine until it fires and runs on its own. See bump start cold start hot start hot start enrichment jump start kick start push start racing start rolling start … Dictionary of automotive terms
Bump starting — Bump starting, also known as push starting or pop starting, is the process of starting an internal combustion engine typically in a motor vehicle without the use of the starter motor. This can be useful when the starting battery is dead or the… … Wikipedia
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Bump Elliott — Infobox NFL PlayerCoach name=Chalmers Bump Elliott Caption=Chalmers W. Bump Elliott DateOfBirth= birth date and age|mf=yes|1925|1|30 Birthplace=city state|Detroit|Michigan DateOfDeath= PlaceOfDeath= Position=HB College=Purdue University… … Wikipedia
bump — [[t]bʌ̱mp[/t]] bumps, bumping, bumped 1) VERB If you bump into something or someone, you accidentally hit them while you are moving. [V into/against n] They stopped walking and he almost bumped into them... [V into/against n] There was a jerk as… … English dictionary
bump — n., v., & adv. n. 1 a dull sounding blow or collision. 2 a swelling or dent caused by this. 3 an uneven patch on a road, field, etc. 4 Phrenol. any of various prominences on the skull thought to indicate different mental faculties. 5 (in narrow… … Useful english dictionary
bump — noun 1》 a light blow or a jolting collision. ↘Rowing (in races where boats make a spaced start one behind another) the point at which a boat begins to overtake or touch the boat ahead, thereby defeating it. 2》 a protuberance on a level… … English new terms dictionary
