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Boost

//buːst// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
  2. 2
    the act of giving hope or support to someone wordnet
  3. 3
    Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.

    "The controversy gave a boost to the author's sales."

  4. 4
    the act of giving a push wordnet
  5. 5
    A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
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  1. 6
    an increase in cost wordnet
  2. 7
    A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers. uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up. transitive

    "Gaddis found that with his broken arm, he couldn't climb the wall. Josh grabbed his foot and boosted him up."

  2. 2
    increase or raise wordnet
  3. 3
    To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles. broadly, transitive

    "This campaign will boost your chances of winning the election."

  4. 4
    give a boost to; be beneficial to wordnet
  5. 5
    To steal. slang, transitive

    "It is not at all unusual or suspicious for a woman to spend a good deal of the day out shopping, and feminine clothing styles often make it relatively easy for a female shoplifter to conceal "boosted" merchandise on her person."

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  1. 6
    push or shove upward, as if from below or behind wordnet
  2. 7
    To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start. Canada, transitive

    "It's easy to boost a dead battery, but this can be dangerous if it's done the wrong way."

  3. 8
    increase wordnet
  4. 9
    To give a booster shot to. transitive
  5. 10
    contribute to the progress or growth of wordnet
  6. 11
    To amplify; to signal boost. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Unknown. The verb is first recorded 1815; the noun, 1825. Compare Scots boost (“to move; drive off; shoo away”), bost, boast (“to threaten; scold”), Middle English boosten, bosten (“to threaten”). Possible doublet of boast.

Etymology 2

Unknown. The verb is first recorded 1815; the noun, 1825. Compare Scots boost (“to move; drive off; shoo away”), bost, boast (“to threaten; scold”), Middle English boosten, bosten (“to threaten”). Possible doublet of boast.

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