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Princeton's WordNet

  1. boost, encouragementnoun

    the act of giving hope or support to someone

  2. rise, boost, hike, cost increasenoun

    an increase in cost

    "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"

  3. boostverb

    the act of giving a push

    "he gave her a boost over the fence"

  4. hike, hike up, boostverb

    increase

    "The landlord hiked up the rents"

  5. boostverb

    give a boost to; be beneficial to

    "The tax cut will boost the economy"

  6. promote, advance, boost, further, encourageverb

    contribute to the progress or growth of

    "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

  7. boost, advance, superchargeverb

    increase or raise

    "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"

  8. boostverb

    push or shove upward, as if from below or behind

    "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

Wiktionary

  1. boostnoun

    A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.

  2. boostnoun

    A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.

  3. boostverb

    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.

  4. boostverb

    To steal.

ChatGPT

  1. boost

    Boost generally refers to an increase or enhancement, often intended to improve performance or efficiency, or to stimulate progress or development. This term can be used in various contexts like boosting speed, energy, economy, confidence, etc. But it can also be a specific term in physics, referring to a transformation that changes the velocity of an observer. The exact meaning typically depends on the context in which it is being used.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Boostverb

    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

  2. Boostnoun

    a push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help

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British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'boost' in Nouns Frequency: #2940

  2. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'boost' in Verbs Frequency: #790

Anagrams for boost »

  1. boots

  2. botos

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of boost in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of boost in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of boost in a Sentence

  1. Gian Gaetano Bellavia:

    You can't capitalize labor costs to improve earnings ex post( after the event), just to boost your accounts.

  2. Roberto Campos:

    But we moved quickly to boost market liquidity and we still have an arsenal of measures to adopt.

  3. Chester Liaw:

    The broad based decline in almost all components of the PMI hints the central bank was right in introducing further easing measures on Aug. 25, it is clear that the interest rates and RRR cuts were not only aimed at containing further falls in the SSEC, but to boost activity in the real economy.

  4. Antonio Barroso:

    The key message is whether one of the sides will get a last minute boost or not, can the coalition recover enough to pull off a Cameron?

  5. Ryan Nauman:

    JPMorgan reporting better-than-expected results are obviously a boost to the market. It is early in earnings but at least it's starting off good.

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Translations for boost

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  • تعزيزArabic
  • повдигане, покачвам, издигам, вдигам, задигам, подпомаганеBulgarian
  • ώθησηGreek
  • impulso, empuje, aumentar, empujar, impulsarSpanish
  • avittaa, pölliä, avitus, työntö, työntääFinnish
  • impulso, roubar, pulo, impulsarGalician
  • לְהַגבִּירHebrew
  • ブーストJapanese
  • duwtje, stelen, jatten, zetje, ontvreemden, duwtje in de rugDutch
  • wzmocnienie, zwiększać, zasilaćPolish
  • impulsionarPortuguese
  • усилениеRussian
  • การส่งเสริมThai

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