(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.

intermittently, jerkily

To begin. / To set out on a trip.

present participle of kick start

simple past tense and past participle of kick start

(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

(mathematics, in two dimensions) Describing a double spiral that starts at the origin and divides the plane into two

(mathematics, in two dimensions) Describing a multiple spiral that starts at the origin and divides the plane into multiple regions

A fast or quick start, as to a race.