boost
Use Boost in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to lift or raise by pushing from behind or below.
2.
to advance or aid by speaking well of; promote: She always boosts her hometown.
3.
to increase; raise: to boost prices; to boost the horsepower of the car by 20 percent.
4.
Slang. to steal, especially to shoplift: Two typewriters were boosted from the office last night.
verb (used without object)
5.
Slang. to engage in stealing, especially shoplifting.
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noun
6.
an upward shove or raise; lift.
7.
an increase; rise: There's been a tremendous boost in food prices.
8.
an act, remark, or the like, that helps one's progress, morale, efforts, etc.: His pep talk was the boost our team needed.
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boost (buːst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | encouragement, improvement, or help: a boost to morale |
| 2. | an upward thrust or push: he gave him a boost over the wall |
| 3. | an increase or rise: a boost in salary |
| 4. | a publicity campaign; promotion |
| 5. | the amount by which the induction pressure of a supercharged internal-combustion engine exceeds that of the ambient pressure |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to encourage, assist, or improve: to boost morale |
| 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 |
| 10. | to advertise on a big scale |
| 11. | to increase the induction pressure of (an internal-combustion engine) above that of the ambient pressure; supercharge |
| [C19: of unknown origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
boost
1815 (v.), 1825 (n.), Amer.Eng., of unknown origin.
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Science Dictionary
boost (b st) Pronunciation Key
A linear map from one reference frame to another in which each coordinate is increased or decreased by an independent constant or linear function. A boost corresponds to a shift of the entire coordinate system without any rotation of its axes. |
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Two treatments that boost the immune system improve survival rates and slow cancer growth in late-stage melanoma patients.
But the right technical standards will boost the market, creating more opportunities for the private side.
No one believed that a few brain exercises, if done often enough, could boost native intelligence.
Backyard vegetables can fight crime, improve health, and boost the economy.
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