Boost

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To raise or lift by pushing up from behind or below. See Synonyms at lift.
  • v. To increase; raise: boost prices; efforts to boost participation in the program.
  • v. To assist in further development or progress: a bill intended to boost local charities.
  • v. To stir up enthusiasm for; promote vigorously: boosted their school with rallies and fund drives.
  • v. Electricity To increase the voltage of (a circuit).
  • v. Slang To steal or rob, especially by shoplifting or pickpocketing.
  • verb-intransitive. Slang To engage in stealing, especially shoplifting or pickpocketing.
  • n. A push upward or ahead.
  • n. An encouraging act or comment.
  • n. An increase: a big boost in salary.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.
  • n. A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.
  • v. To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.
  • v. To steal.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.
  • n. A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To lift or raise by pushing from behind, as a person climbing a tree; push up: often used figuratively: as, to boost a person over a fence, or into power.
  • n. An upward shove or push; the act of boosting; the result of boosting; a lift, either literally or figuratively: as, to give one a boost.
  • n. A Middle English form of boast.
  • n. Same as boist.
  • Same as buist.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. increase or raise
  • v. increase
  • v. give a boost to; be beneficial to
  • v. contribute to the progress or growth of
  • v. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
  • n. the act of giving hope or support to someone
  • n. the act of giving a push
  • n. an increase in cost
  • Verb Form
    boosted    boosting    boosts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    increase    elevate    raise    bring up    getup    lift    thrust    pushing    push    increment   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    help    lift    push    advanced    raised   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Proust    deduced    induced    introduced    loosed    overproduced    produced    reduced    reintroduced    reproduced   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    jolt    imbalance    saving    breakthrough    shortfall    bonus    decline    decrease    incentive    contribution