boost

Formsboosts, boosting, boosted

Pluralboosts

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To help something grow stronger, increase, or get better.

   Like adding air to a balloon to make it bigger.

   Good coaching can boost a player's confidence.

   The new program boosted reading scores across the school.

   Similarincrease, raise, stimulate, lift, bolster

   Oppositereduce, decrease, lower, dampen

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   Something that gives extra help or makes something stronger.

   Like a push that helps you keep moving forward.

   The good news gave everyone a boost.

   Winning the first game was a real boost to the team.

   Similarlift, stimulus, fillip, uplift, encouragement

   Oppositeblow, setback

3. 3
   nouncountable

   A push from behind or below to help someone climb up.

   Like someone lifting you up so you can reach higher.

   She gave him a boost over the fence.

   With a boost from his friend, he reached the branch.

   Similarleg-up, lift, push, hoist

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4. 4
   verbtransitive

   To lift or push someone up from behind so they can climb.

   Like lifting a child so they can see over a crowd.

   Her dad boosted her onto his shoulders.

   Can you boost me over the wall?

   Similarlift, hoist, push, heave

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5. 5
   verbtransitive

   To give someone an extra dose of a vaccine for more protection.

   Like topping off a battery so it keeps working longer.

   The clinic will boost everyone again in the fall.

   Doctors boosted the children before flu season.

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6. 6
   verbCanadatransitive

   To start a dead car battery using cables from another running car.

   Like using one car's power to wake up another car's dead battery.

   He used cables to boost the truck in the cold.

   Her neighbor boosted the car before work.

   Similarjump, jump-start

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7. 7
   verbtransitive

   To make a radio, sound, or other signal stronger.

   Like turning up the volume so a quiet sound is easier to hear.

   A small device can boost the WiFi signal at home.

   They boosted the radio signal to reach the valley.

   Similaramplify, strengthen, increase

   Oppositeattenuate, weaken

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8. 8
   verbslangtransitive

   To take something that does not belong to you, without permission.

   They tried to boost some candy from the store.

   He boosted a jacket from the mall.

   Similarsteal, pinch, nick, swipe, lift

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9. 9
   noununcountable

   Extra air pressure that a turbo or supercharger pushes into a car engine.

   Like blowing extra air into a fire to make it burn hotter.

   The turbo gives the car a lot of boost.

   You can feel the boost when the engine speeds up.

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10. 10
    nouncountable

    A way of switching to a point of view that moves at a different speed.

    Like describing a passing car from a moving train instead of from the sidewalk.

    A boost shifts your point of view to one moving at a steady speed.

    A boost links two observers moving past each other at different speeds.

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