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1. Start (a motorcycle) by means of a kick starter
   "Kick-start your metabolism and lose 10 pounds in two weeks"
    
2. Get something started; resume or energize
   "kick-start the economy with a large construction project"

1. A starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body
   - kick starter

1. Start or give new impetus to
   "The housing market needs a kick-start";
   - kick start

Derived forms: kick-starting, kick-starts, kick starts, kick-started

Type of: start, start up, starter, starter motor, starting motor

Part of: bike, motorbike [Brit], motorcycle

Encyclopedia: Kick start