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- kickstart
- /ˈkɪkstat/ (say 'kikstaht)
verb (t) 1. to start (a motor) with a kick-starter.
2. to make an energetic beginning to (an enterprise, process, etc.).
–noun 3. → kick-starter.
4. the act of kickstarting.
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