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to push-start
01
to start a vehicle by pushing it while in gear, typically when the engine fails to start normally
Grammatical Information
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
push-start
3rd person singular
push-starts
Past simple
push-started
Past participle
push-started
Examples
He push-started his old motorcycle by getting a friend to give it a push down the hill.
