0 past participle, past simple of kick-start --
1 to make the engine of a motorcycle start by forcefully pushing down a metal bar with your foot --
2 to make something start to happen: --
Taxes were drastically cut in an attempt to kick-start the economy.
Indeed, several well-known architects kick-started their careers while still young by winning an architecture competition.
The hit-streak kick-started what became one of the most successful duos of country history.
Though this series was not immensely popular, it kick-started his acting career.
This relatively small event is what kick-started the international growth of the sport.
This energy could have kick-started life and could have sustained life after it arose.
The launch kick-started a week-long festival packed with events such as plays and a speech marathon.
It was this role that kick-started his acting career.
We shall look at how the public-private partnerships that we announced before the election can be developed and kick-started with the resources that are made available.
