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

The starting of a vehicle in this manner.

(of a machine) That starts by itself. / (of a person) Energetic and resourceful.

(sometimes figuratively) The place where a journey starts. / The first steps when commencing an activity.

To begin. / To set out on a trip.

Someone or something who was listed to start in a race, but did not start in the race. / Something that is destined to fail from the outset; an impractical scheme.

(automotive) An electrical motor, part of a modern car or truck, etc., which is used to initially turn the internal combustion engine of the vehicle to make it start.

present participle of kick start

Synonym of get the ball rolling.

(mathematics, in two dimensions) Describing a simple spiral that starts at a point at the origin and does not divide the plane / (mathematics, in three dimensions) Describing a section of a simple helix