Hyphenation of kick-start

How to hyphenate kick-start

Because it is a word with a single syllable, kick-start is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

kick-start

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 10
Words Count: 2
Characters without spaces Count: 10

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: start

Definitions of kick-start

kick-start is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
A metal bar on a motorcycle used to start its engine.
noun
An act of starting a motorcycle by quickly depressing the kick start with one's foot.
Example: The motorcycle requires a kick start.
noun
A fast or strong start; help with starting or beginning well.
Example: As a kick start for the group, let's write up some ideas.
noun
An impetus that starts or restarts some process.

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To start a motorcycle.
Example: He kick started the motorcycle and took off.
verb
To start or begin strongly or quickly.
Example: Kick start your day with a hearty breakfast.
verb
To make (something) active, functional, or productive again; to reinvigorate (an activity, system, or process).
Synonyms: "jump-start", reinvigorate, revitalize
Example: To kick start the economy with a large construction project.

Words nearby kick-start

kiboshing
kibsey
kiby
kichel
kick
kick-about
kick-off
kick-sled
(kick-start)
kick-up
kickable
kickapoo
kickback
kickbacks
kickball
kickboard
kickdown

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