- jump cables
- jump cables,electric cables used to link a live battery of the same voltage to a dead battery in an automobile or truck to start an internal-combustion engine.
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jump start — jump starts, jump starting, jump started 1) VERB To jump start a vehicle which has a flat battery means to make the engine start by getting power from the battery of another vehicle, using special cables called jump leads. [V n] He was huddled… … English dictionary
jump-start — /jump stahrt /, n. 1. Also, jump. Auto. the starting of an internal combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables. v.t. 2. to give a jump start to: to jump start an engine. 3. to enliven or revive: to jump… … Universalium
jump-start — verb transitive 1. ) to start a car by connecting its engine to another car s engine with JUMPER CABLES: JUMP 2. ) to make something work successfully after a period of failure: attempts to jump start the economy a ) to start something in a very… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jump-start — jump′ start n. 1) aum the starting, by means of booster cables, of an internal combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery 2) aum to give a jump start to: to jump start the car s engine[/ex] 3) to enliven or revive: to jump start a… … From formal English to slang
jump-start — ☆ jump start [jump′stärt΄ ] vt. 1. to start (the engine of a motor vehicle) by using jumper cables, or by pushing the vehicle and then suddenly releasing the clutch when the vehicle has begun to roll 2. Informal to start or start up, energize,… … English World dictionary
jump leads — plural noun Two electrical cables for supplying power to start a car from another battery • • • Main Entry: ↑jump * * * jump leads UK US noun [plural] british electrical wires that you use for starting a car by connecting it to the engine of… … Useful english dictionary
jump leads — jump ,leads noun plural BRITISH JUMPER CABLES … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jump lead — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ each of a pair of cables for recharging a battery in a motor vehicle by connecting it to the battery in another … English terms dictionary
Jump start (vehicle) — A jump start or boost is a term for a method of starting an automobile or other internal combustion engine powered vehicle which has a discharged battery. A second battery (often in another vehicle) is temporarily connected to the dead… … Wikipedia
Jump-start — jumpstart jump start , Jump start Jump start , v. t. 1. To start (the engine of a motor vehicle) using a temporary connection to supply electrical power from another vehicle or another source of current; an emergency procedure used when a vehicle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
