Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

push-start

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables
push-s-tart
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To start a motor car by pushing it (in neutral) and engaging a gear when it has sufficient velocity

noun

The starting of a vehicle in this manner.

Inflected Forms

push-starts (present, singular) push-starting (participle, present) push-started (participle, past) push-started (past) push-starts (plural)

Synonyms

bump-start

Questions

What does push-start mean?
To start a motor car by pushing it (in neutral) and engaging a gear when it has sufficient velocity

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