jump-start someone



jump-start someone

tv. to get someone going or functioning. I need to jump-start Bill early in the morning to get him going in time to get on the road by a decent hour.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bibigul-Kazakh
Vasya-Russian
Gabrielga-bree-EL (French), GAH-bryel (Spanish), GAHP-ree-el (German), GAHB-ree-el (Finnish), GAY-bree-əl (English), GAHP-ryel (Polish)French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Catalan, English, Romanian
Okropir-Georgian
Dua-Arabic
ÉDouarde-DWAHRFrench