"push-start" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: push-starts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} push-start (plural push-starts)
  1. The starting of a vehicle in this manner. Synonyms: bump-start
    Sense id: en-push-start-en-noun-TyUwArUk

Verb

Forms: push-starts [present, singular, third-person], push-starting [participle, present], push-started [participle, past], push-started [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} push-start (third-person singular simple present push-starts, present participle push-starting, simple past and past participle push-started)
  1. To start a motor car by pushing it (in neutral) and engaging a gear when it has sufficient velocity Synonyms: bump-start Translations (start by pushing): démarrer à la poussette (French)
    Sense id: en-push-start-en-verb-kWARMewf Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 77

Inflected forms

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