(intransitive) To rise suddenly. / (transitive, intransitive) To begin to operate. / (intransitive, colloquial) To begin.

simple past tense and past participle of kick-start

plural of kick-start

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kick-start

(sports, longtrack speedskating) a starting position in longtrack speedskating, whereby the speedskater adopts tripod position with the ice surface, with one hand down, and both skates.

(computing) A menu in some operating systems that is launched by pressing an on-screen button and provides a central launching point for applications and tasks.

(idiomatic) An especially good start. / The start of a sports event in which the competitors are moving when they pass the starting line or initial jump point.

To emerge suddenly; to jump out. / To be or become conspicuous; to stand out. / To begin, proceed.

(idiomatic) A new beginning, without prejudices.

(computing, graphical user interface) a labeled button in some versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system that opens the Start menu.