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.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Jump-start sois always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.