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    [Verb]  | "re*start" | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈstärt \


    1: to start anew

    2: to resume (something, such as an activity) after interruption

    3: to resume operation


    Origin: 1749 ;

    [Verb]  | "restart" 


    1: to begin again or return to after an interruption;


      * e.g., " ... after being shut down for three years, the power plant will restart operations this week "



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     [ "restart" ]

    1: (v.) To shut down and start again.

      * e.g.,  ... I need to restart my computer because it's ghey. 

     [ "restart" ]

    1: To start over of a unit or device, or when a person does something REALLY stupid. They need to restart.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude that was a dumb move, go take a nap restart and come back. Steve, you're a dumbass restart. "What you mean retard?" Yes that too and now restart go take a nap. 

     [ "Restarted" ]

    1: A secret substitute for the “r” word. Founded from phones autocorrecting the offensive word when typed in, into “restarted”.

      * e.g.,  ... Lexi, why are you acting so restarted? 

     [ "Restart" ]

    1: A common misspelling of the word retard. It can also be used ironically to mock those who cannot spell, or just for fun.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude stop being such a fucking restart 

     [ "Restart" ]

    1: A misspelling of the word "retard" that means the same thing. Also a way to censor "retard" or "retarded" in a way that is publicly accepted as "retard" is seen as somewhat offensive.

      * e.g.,  ... "Wow so funny I didn't mean to yell at a restart" 

     [ "Restarts" ]

    1: Term used to describe a low skill IT support professional that doesn’t actually know how to fix device issues so just restarts the machine knowing it resets everything and at least works around the problem. ‘Restarts’ are typically low motivation, neurotic individuals, yet over their career amazingly can weasel their way to senior technology leadership positions (typically in academia).

      * e.g.,  ... Student 1: Hey buddy, you struggling with that pc again? why don’t you call support? Student 2: Yeah, it’s hanging and crashing a lot, but you know they’ll just send one of their Restarts to look at it. Waste of time! Student 3: hey, I heard they just promoted ‘the’ original Restart to Head of Technology now - can you believe it! Student 1: oh what! come on, how? He couldn’t even fix a printer paper jam once…he got his balls caught in the output tray and split his scrotum. 

     [ "magic restart" ]

    1: (v) The action of restarting of any dysfunctional electronic device, process or application in the hope that it consequently results in the inexplicable phenomenon of it operating in previous flawless functionality.

      * e.g.,  ... "The Internet is down. Let me magic restart the router." 

     [ "winners restart" ]

    1: Video gamers who continually restart to succeed at a level, battle, or match to avoid a losing record, or to continue ones turn without passing the controller to the next gamer in line.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, what the hell? It's my turn!!! 

     [ "holding in a restart" ]

    1: Term used for when Windows asks if you want to restart now or later, and you choose later. Also fair warning when online that you might restart any minute. Its the same as holding in a shit in that eventually, you have to do it. Thus, "holding in a restart".

      * e.g.,  ... Bob: Ey, just to let you know I'm holding in a restart. 

     [ "restart retard" ]

    1: PC term: When you restart your pc and it goes full retard and takes forever to load due to updates.

      * e.g.,  ... - I'm going to restart my pc but it might take some time for me to be back. 

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