kick-starting
present participle 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-starting
kick-starting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It is a way ofkick-starting, and we shall monitor how and whether it is working.
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Housing is a key factor in economic regeneration, reducing unemployment andkick-startinglocal and national economies.
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But that is not aboutkick-startingeconomic growth in a 'business as usual' direction.
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Everyone is looking for breakthroughs, for ways of stimulating employment,kick-startingthe engine of the global economy as soon as possible and halting climate change.
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A frontload approach (a great deal of money in the first couple of years) is said to be the best way ofkick-startingthe economy.
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I remind him thatkick-startingis a rather inefficient method by which to start a very small engine.
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There is no point inkick-startingthe housing market orkick-startingthe economy by means of a consumer boom.
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What, therefore, we now need is political energy forkick-startingthe engine that drives our efforts – efforts that are the basis of our work.
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It iskick-startingthe process of improvement that was long overdue, but ultimately improvement is delivered locally, not nationally, by front-line staff in front-line services.
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Simply passing legislation of a declarative or any other nature does not change hearts and minds, but it can play a part in accelerating orkick-startingchange.
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Governments need to solve the problem of these countries' debt through an act of strict justice, as a useful tool to cooperate inkick-startingtheir economies.
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Rather, it will prompt them to clear out the dead wood, to modernise, to undertake those structural reforms that are the trigger forkick-startingthe economy.
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The bike did not have an electric start; thekick-startingtechnique took some practice.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Once the activity has begun, the teacher is charged withkick-startingand monitoring discussion to facilitate learning.
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