Definition of 'boost'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense boosts
, present participle boosting
, past tense, past participle boosted
1. verb
If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
The move is designed to boost sales during the peak booking months of January and
February. [VERB noun]
Boost is also a noun.
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boost in British English
noun
5.
the amount by which the induction pressure of a supercharged internal-combustion engine exceeds that of the ambient pressure
verb (transitive)
7.
to lift by giving a push from below or behind
8.
to increase or raise
to boost the voltage in an electrical circuit
9.
to cause to rise; increase
to boost sales
11.
to increase the induction pressure of (an internal-combustion engine) above that of
the ambient pressure; supercharge
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Word origin
C19: of unknown origin
Word Frequency
boost in American English
US
verb transitive
1.
to raise by or as by a push from behind or below; push up
3.
to boost taxes, boost electric current
verb intransitive
5. Slang
to steal; esp., to shoplift
noun
7.
an act that helps or promotes
8.
an increase in amount, power, etc.
SIMILAR WORDS: lift
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Word Frequency
boost in American English
(buːst)
transitive verb
1.
to lift or raise by pushing from behind or below
3.
to increase; raise
to boost prices
to boost the horsepower of the car by 20 percent
4. slang
to steal, esp. to shoplift
Two typewriters were boosted from the office last night
noun
SYNONYMS 7. hike, growth, upsurge, upswing, uptick.6.
an upward shove or raise; lift
7.
an increase; rise
There's been a tremendous boost in food prices
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[1805–15, Amer.; perh. Scots dial. boose (var. of pouss push) + (hoi)st]Examples of 'boost' in a sentence
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boost
British English: boost
/buːst/ VERB
If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
It wants the government to take action to boost the economy.
- American English: boost /ˈbust/
- Arabic: يُعْزِز
- Brazilian Portuguese: aumentar
- Chinese: 增加
- Croatian: poticati
- Czech: posílit
- Danish: forbedre
- Dutch: stimuleren
- European Spanish: estimular
- Finnish: vahvistaa vauhdittaa, voimistaa
- French: revigorer
- German: ankurbeln Motivation
- Greek: ανυψώνω
- Italian: aumentare
- Japanese: 高める
- Korean: 끌어올리다
- Norwegian: forsterke
- Polish: podwyższyć
- European Portuguese: aumentar
- Romanian: a spori
- Russian: стимулировать
- Latin American Spanish: estimular
- Swedish: hjälpa upp
- Thai: ส่งเสริม
- Turkish: yüreklendirmek
- Ukrainian: підвищувати
- Vietnamese: đẩy mạnh
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