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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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Boosted
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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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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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