/ Dictionary / Index K kick-start: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: kick-start Pronunciation: (kik'stärt"), [key] — v.t. to start by means of a kick starter: to kick-start a motorcycle. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: kick-start (Thesaurus) kickstand kick starter Related Content Daily Word Quiz: stringent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language