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boost

/ boost /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of giving hope or support to someone
Type of:
aid assist assistance
Kinds of:
morale building morale booster
Derived:
promote advance further encourage
noun Sense 2
the act of giving an upward push
"he gave her a boost over the fence"
Type of:
push pushing
Derived:
promote advance further encourage
verb Sense 3
give a boost to; be beneficial to
"The tax cut will boost the economy"
Type of:
increase
Derived:
encouragement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
increase or raise
"boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"
Type of:
increase
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
"The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"
Type of:
thrust
Derived:
booster booster rocket booster unit multistage rocket takeoff booster
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
an increase in cost
"they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
Type of:
increase increment
Derived:
hike hike up
verb Sense 7
increase
"The landlord hiked up the rents"
Type of:
raise lift elevate
Derived:
rise hike cost increase raise wage hike
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
contribute to the progress or growth of
"I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
Type of:
support back up
Kinds of:
connive at wink at foster further spur
Derived:
encouragement promotion furtherance advancement supporter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
64%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
48
Times Searched
3
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aid assist assistance morale building morale booster push pushing increase thrust increment raise lift