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push start
push start n.
Brit. 
/ˈpʊʃ stɑːt/
, /ˈpʊʃ stɑːt/U.S. /ˈpʊʃ ˌstɑrt/
an act of push-starting a motor vehicle; also figurative./ˈpʊʃ ˌstɑrt/ΘΚΠ
society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > driving or operating a motor vehicle > method of starting
push start1938
bump start1968
bump-starting1972
1938 Pinedale (Wyoming) Roundup 27 Oct. Should a run down battery or other emergency situation necessitate a ‘push start’.
1952 Times 9 June 2/4 His two mechanics gave him a push start just as the flag fell.
1973 Advocate-News (Barbados) 29 June 3/3 (advt.) Maybe you have an idea. And all it needs is a push-start to get it off the ground.
1996 E. Lovelace Salt xii. 220 They could find nobody so they pushed the truck back on to the road, placed Emerald in the driver's seat,..gave the truck a push start and went back to their homes.
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