push-start

ˈpʊʃˌstɑːt

Definition

Definition of push-start - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

vehicle start

starting of a vehicle by pushing it to engage the engine

After the battery died, they gave the car a push-start.

Verb

tr.

vehicle starting

start a vehicle by pushing it while the engine is off

He had to push-start his car after the battery died..

bump-start

jump-start

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Origin of push-start

English, push (press) + start (begin)

Terms with push-start included in their meaning

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prod into action

encourage start

push someone to start doing something

starting block

athletics

device runners use to push off at race start

motive force

physics

push or pull that makes an object start or keep moving

Examples of push-start in a sentence

A push-start was needed to get the motorcycle going.
We had to push-start the old truck on the hill.
They managed to push-start the van in the parking lot.

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French:démarrage en poussant, démarrer en poussant, ...
German:Anschiebestart, anschieben, ...
Italian:partenza a spinta, far partire spingendo, ...
Spanish:arranque empujando, arrancar empujando, ...
Portuguese:arranque por impulso, arrancar empurrando, ...
Chinese:推车启动, 推车发动, ...
Japanese:押しがけ, 押しがけする, ...
Arabic:تَشْغِيل بِالدَّفْع, شَغَّلَ بالدَّفْع, ...
Hebrew:הִתְנָעָה בְּדְחִיפָה, לְהַנִּיעַ בִּדְחִיפָה, ...
Russian:запуск с толкача, завести с толкача, ...
Ukrainian:запуск штовханням, завести штовханням, ...
Hindi:धक्का स्टार्ट, धक्का देकर स्टार्ट करना, ...
Bengali:ধাক্কা দিয়ে গাড়ি চালানো, ঠেলে স্টার্ট দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:arrencada amb empenta, arrencar empenyent, ...
Czech:roztlačení, roztlačit, ...
Danish:skubbestart, trille i gang, ...
Dutch:aanduwen, ...
Greek:εκκίνηση με σπρώξιμο, βάζω μπρος με σπρώξιμο, ...
Hungarian:betolás, betolni, ...
Khmer:ការបញ្ឆេះម៉ាស៊ីនដោយរុញ, បញ្ឆេះរថយន្តដោយរុញ, ...
Korean:밀어서 시동 걸기, 밀어서 시동 걸다, ...
Persian:هل دادن برای روشن کردن, با هل روشن کردن, ...
Polish:rozpoczęcie przez pchanie, rozpocząć przez pchanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):empurrão para arrancar, dar tranco, ...
Romanian:pornire prin împingere, a pornire prin împingere, ...
Swedish:start genom att knuffa, starta genom att knuffa, ...
Thai:การเข็นสตาร์ท, เข็นสตาร์ต, ...
Turkish:iterek çalıştırma, iterek çalıştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:khởi động bằng cách đẩy, đẩy nổ, ...

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