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PRONUNCIATION OF BUMP START

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUMP START

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bump start is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES BUMP START MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bump start

Push start

Push starting, also known as bump starting, clutch starting or crash starting is a method of starting a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine by engaging the manual transmission whilst the vehicle is in motion. The technique is most commonly employed when other starting methods are unavailable. The most common way to push start a vehicle is to put the manual transmission in second gear typically, switching the ignition to on/run, depressing the clutch, and pushing the vehicle until it is at a speed of 5 to 10 mph or more, then quickly releasing the clutch to make the engine rotate and fire, then quickly depressing the clutch so it does not stall. This is done by one person pushing a lightweight automobile, pulling or being pushed by another vehicle or even rolling down a hill.

Definition of bump start in the English dictionary

The definition of bump start in the dictionary is a method of starting a motor vehicle by engaging a low gear with the clutch depressed and pushing it or allowing it to run down a hill until sufficient momentum has been acquired to turn the engine by releasing the clutch. Other definition of bump start is to start using this method.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUMP START

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bump ball
bump into
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bump uglies
bump up
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bumper
bumper car
bumper sticker
bumper to bumper
bumph
bumpier
bumpiest
bumpily
bumpiness
bumping race
bumpkin
bumpkinish
bumpkinly

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUMP START

black redstart
cold start
false start
flying start
for a start
head start
head-start
hill start
jump start
jump-start
kick-start
new start
push-start
redstart
restart
standing start
start
stop-and-start
stop-start
tart
upstart

Synonyms and antonyms of bump start in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bump start» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUMP START

Find out the translation of bump start to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bump start from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bump start» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

碰撞启动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bump inicio
570 millions of speakers

English

bump start
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शुरू टक्कर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

عثرة البداية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поднять старт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esbarrar início
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাম শুরু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

début bosse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bump bermula
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bump Start
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スタートバンプ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시작 범프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bump wiwitan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đụng đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பம்ப் தொடங்குகிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंड प्रारंभ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çarpmak başlangıç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avviarla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przesunąć początek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підняти старт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cucui start
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χτύπημα έναρξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stamp begin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bump start
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bump start
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bump start

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUMP START»

The term «bump start» is normally little used and occupies the 137.480 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUMP START» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bump start

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUMP START»

Discover the use of bump start in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bump start and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Skiing
At the top of a bump, start your turn in a low, flexed position, steering your skis with an easy pivoting movement (Fig. la). Keep twisting your legs, feet, and skis as you extend your legs to fill up that "extra space" in the trough of the bump (Fig. lb).
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
16c: perhaps from Dutch bommekijn little barrel. bump-Start t> verb to start (a car) by pushing it and engaging the gears while it is moving. i> noun (bump start) an act or instance of bump-starting a car. See also JUMP-START. bumptious ...
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Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns
Prices jump up at the bump start and quickly rise from alowof 26.50 toahigh of 34.38 duringlate March.Volume remains high throughout this period then quickly tapers offas prices round overatthetop. Many times, thetop takes onthe appearance ...
Thomas N. Bulkowski, 2011
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Computational Intelligence in Biomedicine and ...
The values we had the algorithm extract were: start time, peak voltage amplitude, peak time location, time from start to finish (width), sharpness, and when overlapping is allowed, the number of other bumps nested within each bump's start and ...
Tomasz G. Smolinski, Mariofanna G. Milanova, Aboul-Ella Hassanien, 2008
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How to Ride Off-Road Motorcycles: Key Skills and Advanced ...
To bump start your bike, point it downhill and put it in second or third gear to let the engine turn over easier. Pull in the clutch and start rolling. After picking up a little speed, let the clutch out. This will turn over the engine and start the bike.
Gary LaPlante, 2012
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Concise English Dictionary
bump into to happen to meet (someone); bump off (vta/ii,') to kill, murder; bump start 1^ bump'-start) same as jump start; bump up (a>//.) to raise (prices): to increase size of. [lmit.] bumph. See bumf. bumpkin bumpkin, n. an awkward, clumsy ...
G. (Ed ). Davidson, 2007
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Ski
As you approach the bump, start putting weight on the uphill ski. You should find that when you begin standing on it, the ski will want to move downhill toward the side of the trail. Go with the movement of the ski and allow your weight to move ...
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First Aid for Your Car: Your Expert Guide to Common Problems ...
However, as soon as you turn off the ignition, you will not be able to start the car again without another bump—start. Please also note that you cannot bump—start vehicles that have automatic gearboxes. You may want to learn more about ...
Carl Collins, 2013
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American Motorcyclist
Does it help you that they've eliminated the bump starts? WR: Yeah, the bump start thing was dangerous. I was lucky that I never got run over on the starting line , because I don't bump start very well. The live- engine start should make it easier  ...
10
Automotive A-Z: Lane's Complete Dictionary of Automotive Terms
... shaped steel strip. bumper iron, a bumper mounting bracket. bumper to bumper, a visually endless queue of stationary traffic. bumping out, the first action of panel beating in returning a crash damaged panel to its original shape. bump start, ...
Keith Lane, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUMP START»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bump start is used in the context of the following news items.
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Project Cars on PS4 is getting a major patch for online, controls and …
Exact conditions for a successful bump start will vary slightly by car. * Fixed an issue where at times some AI drivers in a race would use much ... «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»
2
Mazda Eunos: PH Fleet
Returning to a flat battery was embarrassing, Chris Harris's cameraman Neil Carey generously attempted a bump start before we eventually got ... «Pistonheads.com, Jun 15»
3
Mumbai Traffic Police launches “Street Smart - Street Safe” road …
To bump start the latter and show their commitment towards the idea, CEO of Worldwide Media – Deepak Lamba, Managing Director of MEP ... «Motoroids, Jun 15»
4
Project CARS to soon see its Patch 2.0 update, lots of fixes and more
Exact conditions for a successful bump start will vary slightly by car. Fixed an issue where at times some AI drivers in a race would use much ... «TweakTown, Jun 15»
5
2015 24 Hours of Le Mans: Hour 12 Update – Porsche still in the …
... at the end of the Porsche Curves; A short period of localised caution would see the marshals bump start the car and get it going once again. «The Checkered Flag, Jun 15»
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Electrical fault forces Reeves out of opening Sidecar TT race
"We managed to bump start the bike so I kept the engine running but off the line it didn't feel right. I rode as hard as I could to Glen Helen but we ... «isleofman.com, Jun 15»
7
Churchill Downs entries, picks for Friday
BUMP START also comes off of a layoff but has to be respected. 8th. NOMINATIVE has won four of her seven starts since being claimed by ... «The Courier-Journal, May 15»
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Video: the ultimate bump-start?
The only way to get it going is with brute force - a bump start requiring a few burly mechanics to push the car. Once it has a bit of momentum, the ... «Top Gear, May 15»
9
Classic F1 driver bump-starts Maserati during race
... everything, and quickly manages to gain the lost ground on his opponents. You can check out the on-board footage of the bump start below. «AOL UK, May 15»
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MotoGP Argentina: Moto3: Kent trounces opposition for successive …
The Saxoprint man had already had trouble on the sighting lap when he needed a bump start. Juanfran Guevara and Jules Danilo also failed to ... «crash.net, Apr 15»

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