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Meaning of kick start | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A metal bar on a motorcycle used to start its engine.
  2. An act of starting a motorcycle by quickly depressing the kick start with one's foot.
  3. A fast or strong start; help with starting or beginning well.
    figuratively
  4. An impetus that starts or restarts some process.

Equivalents

Deutsch Kickstarter
Español pedal de arranque
Suomi käynnistys käynnistyspoljin käynnistyspotku
Français bien commencer (la journée) commencer en beauté coup de fouet début en beauté démarrage au kick démarrage du bon pied démarrer au kick démarrer du bon pied (la journée) démarrer en beauté (la journée) démarreur au pied pédale de mise en marche relance relancer
Italiano impianto di avviamento
Português pedal de arranque pedal de partida

Examples

“The motorcycle requires a kick start.”
“As a kick start for the group, let's write up some ideas.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

kick the bucket kick the can kick the can down the road kick the habit kick up kick up one's heels

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