Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
push forward
push in
push money
push off
push-off apron
push on
push-pull
push rod
push-start
push technology
push through
pushback
pushcart
pushchair
pushdown
pushed
pusher
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

push-start

push-start


transitive verb  (past and past participle push-start·ed, present participle push-start·ing, 3rd person present singular push-starts)
Definition:
 
start vehicle by pushing it: to start a motor vehicle's engine by pushing the vehicle with the gear engaged and the clutch pressed down until it picks up speed, then releasing the clutch



noun  (plural push-starts)
Definition:
 
act of push-starting engine: an act of push-starting a vehicle's engine

Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft