Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kick_start

1 sense of kick start

Sense 1
kick starter, kick start -- (a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body)
       => starter, starter motor, starting motor -- (an electric motor for starting an engine)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb kick_start

1 sense of kick-start

Sense 1
kick-start -- (start (a motorcycle) by means of a kick starter)
       => start, start up -- (get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer")