Sentence examples for a bump start from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a bump start" is not correct in standard English; the correct term is "a bump start" or "bump starting." You can use it when referring to a method of starting a vehicle, particularly one with a manual transmission, by pushing it to gain momentum.

Example: "If the battery is dead, we can try to give the car a bump start by rolling it down the hill."
Alternatives: "push start" or "bump starting."

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Turning the ignition had no effect, so the driver tried a bump start, letting us roll backwards down the bumpy road towards the hairpin bend and the 500m drop below, then slamming the bus into reverse with a mighty jolt that made my head throb still harder.

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Before screening on BBC1 this week, Kay's latest sitcom got a bump-start by premiering on iPlayer, and Car Share turned out to be a particularly high-performance comedy vehicle: in five days, it attracted a record-breaking 2.8m views.

It wasn't long until photos of the star sporting a prominent baby bump started making the rounds, but the couple stayed mum about the news.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen got a solid 25% Friday bump, starting out the Fri-Sun portion of its opening weekend with $36.7 million.

Speaking from the DEMO Conference today in Palm Springs, Founder Jake Mintz told the audience that Bump started as a "nights and weekends project" among close friends.

Bump started in 2008 as a way for people to exchange contact information without trading old-fashioned paper business cards.

Still, this chart doesn't give a great sense of when exactly the gourd bump starts and ends.

It was filmed in a vintage New York-styled office before Knowles' baby bump started showing.

You can set a future publishing date if you want to wait until the bump starts to show.

A report today in the New York Times suggest that Apple's new high-end bezel-less iPhone is going to have quite the price bump, starting at $999.

Bad luck – a bump at the start, an injury or a ill-judged ride – can always play a part too.

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