What is the meaning of the word "kick-start"?

Definitions:

  1. a starter, as on a motorcycle, that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body copy to clipboard noun
    • My bike has both a push button start and a kick start. copy to clipboard
  2. to use a kick starter to start an engine copy to clipboard verb
    • I kick start my bike when it is cold out. copy to clipboard

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