kick-started
past participle, past simple ofkick-start
kick-start
verb[T]
(alsokickstart)uk/ˈkɪk.stɑːt/us/ˈkɪk.stɑːrt/kick-startverb[T](MOTORCYCLE)
to make theengineof amotorcyclestartbyforcefullypushingdown ametalbarwithyourfoot
Motorbikes
- Beemer
- bike
- biker
- boda boda
- cc
- chopper
- handlebar
- Hell's Angels
- kick-start
- kickstand
- machine
- mobility scooter
- moped
- motorbike
- motorcycle
- pannier
- pillion
- quad bike
- road racer
- sidecar
kick-startverb[T](HELP)
to make somethingstarttohappenorstarttodevelopmorequickly:
Taxes weredrasticallycutin anattemptto kick-start theeconomy.
Manyyoungwriterscanthankthemagazineforhelpingto kickstarttheircareers.
- Billions inaidhelpedkickstart theeconomy.
- He hasattemptedto kick-startgrowthviapublicspendingprojects.
- There was anideathatradiationcould kick-start the body'sdefensesandimprovehealth.
- They'retryingto kickstarttheirtourismback intogearafter thetsunami.
- Theycollaboratedon ademotapeof asonginhopesit would kickstarttheirsingingcareers.
Starting and beginning
- be in the first flush ofidiom
- be/get in on the ground flooridiom
- become
- begin
- branch out
- develop
- get down to businessidiom
- grow
- half-cock
- here
- here goes!idiom
- hit the ground runningidiom
- motion
- stirring
- strike
- strike out(somewhere)
- stuck
- stumble intosomething
- swing into actionidiom
- the ground floor
Examplesofkick-started
kick-started
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Thus, interstellar panspermia was most probable at that time and may havekick-startedlife on our planet.
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We have announced that it will bekick-startedusing millennium funds.
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All of this haskick-startedthe wider economic, environmental and social regeneration of the entire area.
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Cancer services have beenkick-startedafter decades of neglect and under-investment, and are now moving forward.
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Now that the collection process has beenkick-started, the price that local authorities can get for waste materials or, if you like, resources, is crucial.
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Hekick-startedit and now they are driving off without him.
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It seemed right that that process should bekick-startedafter the last election.
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We shall look at how the public-private partnerships that we announced before the election can be developed andkick-startedwith the resources that are made available.
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It was this role thatkick-startedhis acting career.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The launchkick-starteda week-long festival packed with events such as plays and a speech marathon.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This energy could havekick-startedlife and could have sustained life after it arose.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This relatively small event is whatkick-startedthe international growth of the sport.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Though this series was not immensely popular, itkick-startedhis acting career.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The hit-streakkick-startedwhat became one of the most successful duos of country history.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Indeed, several well-known architectskick-startedtheir careers while still young by winning an architecture competition.
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