boost

boost

 (bo͞ost)

v. boost·ed, boost·ing, boosts

v.tr.

1. To raise or lift by pushing up from below. See Synonyms at lift.

2.

a. To increase; raise: boost prices; efforts to boost participation in the program.

b. To assist in further development or progress: a bill intended to boost local charities.

3. To stir up enthusiasm for; promote vigorously: boosted their school with rallies and fund drives.

4. Electricity To increase the voltage of (a circuit).

5. Slang To steal or rob, especially by shoplifting or pickpocketing.

v.intr.

Slang To engage in stealing, especially shoplifting or pickpocketing.

n.

1. A push upward or ahead.

2. An encouraging act or comment.

3. An increase: a big boost in salary.

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[Perhaps from dialectal boostering, bustling, active.]

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boost

(buːst)

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. (Aeronautics) the amount by which the induction pressure of a supercharged internal-combustion engine exceeds that of the ambient pressure

vb (tr)

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. (Commerce) to cause to rise; increase: to boost sales.

10. to advertise on a big scale

11. (Aeronautics) 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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boost

(bust)

v.t.

1. to lift or raise by pushing from behind or below.

2. to advance or aid by speaking well of; promote.

3. to increase; raise: to boost prices.

n.

4. an upward shove or raise; lift.

5. an increase; rise.

6. an act, remark, or the like, that helps one's progress, morale, efforts, etc.

[1805–15, Amer.]

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boost

Past participle: boosted
Gerund: boosting

Imperative

boost

boost

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	boost - the act of giving hope or support to someone encouragement assist, assistance, help, aid - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" morale booster, morale building - anything that serves to increase morale; "the sight of flowers every morning was my morale builder"
	2.	boost - an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" cost increase, hike, rise increment, increase - the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
	3.	boost - the act of giving a push; "he gave her a boost over the fence" push, pushing - the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
Verb	1.	boost - increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents" hike, hike up lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
	2.	boost - give a boost to; be beneficial to; "The tax cut will boost the economy" increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
	3.	boost - contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" encourage, promote, further, advance connive at, wink at - give one's silent approval to foster, further - promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education" spur - incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research" help - contribute to the furtherance of; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries" carry - take further or advance; "carry a cause" feed - support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity" conduce, contribute, lead - be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" back up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
	4.	boost - increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" supercharge, advance increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
	5.	boost - push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption" thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"

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boost

verb

1. increase, develop, raise, expand, add to, build up, heighten, enlarge, inflate, magnify, amplify, augment, jack up They need to take action to boost sales.
increase cut, drop, reduce, lower, moderate, diminish, decrease, lessen, pare, scale down

2. bolster, further, raise, support, inspire, sustain, assist, improve, encourage, foster, swell, uplift, shore up, buoy up We need a big win to boost our confidence.

3. promote, improve, encourage, advance, advertise, praise, plug (informal), hype, crack up (informal), big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean) companies seeking to boost their product ranges

noun

1. rise, increase, advance, jump, addition, improvement, expansion, upsurge, upturn, increment, upswing, upward turn The paper is enjoying a boost in circulation.
rise fall, decline, reduction, decrease, cut-back, deterioration

2. encouragement, help, lift, spur, inspiration, bolster It did give me a boost to win such an event.

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boost

verb

1. To move (something) to a higher position:

elevate, heave, hoist, lift, pick up, raise, rear, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear.

2. To make or become greater or larger:

aggrandize, amplify, augment, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax.

Informal: beef up.

3. To increase in amount:

hike, jack (up), jump, raise, up.

4. To give support or assistance:

abet, aid, assist, help (out), relieve, succor.

Idioms: give a hand, give a leg up.

5. To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:

ballyhoo, build up, enhance, promote, publicize, puff, talk up, tout.

Informal: plug.

Slang: hype.

noun

1. An instance of lifting or being lifted:

heave, hoist, lift.

2. The act of increasing or rising:

aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn.

3. The amount by which something is increased:

advance, hike, increase, increment, jump, raise, rise.

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Translations

زِيادةٌ، عَوْنٌ، تَعْزيزٌ، دَفْعٌيَزيدُ، يَرْفَعُ، يُحَسِّنُيُعْزِز

oživeníposílitzvednout

forbedreforøgesaltvandsindsprøjtning

ankurbelnAuftriebAuftrieb gebenfördern

ανυψώνωτονώνω

aumentarestimularimpulso

avittaaavituspölliätyöntäätyöntö

boosterrelancerrevigorer

poticati

fellendít

auka; eflauppörvun

aireaumentareelevarefavorirespinta

高める

끌어올리다

išplėtimasnešančioji raketapagerinimaspagyvinimaspakelti

atbalstspaplašināt

stimuleren

forsterkehjelpe framinnsprøytningslå stort opp

podwyższyć

aumentar

стимулировать

hjälpa upp

ส่งเสริม

artırmakdestekdüzeltmekgeliştirmekteşvik

đẩy mạnh

促进增加帮助

boost

[buːst]

A. N

1. (= encouragement) → estímulo m, aliento m
to give a boost to → estimular, alentar

2. (= upward thrust) (to person) → empuje m, empujón m; (to rocket) → impulso m, propulsión f

B. VT

1. (= increase) [+ sales, production] → fomentar, incrementar; [+ confidence, hopes] → estimular
to boost sb's morale → levantar la moral a algn

2. (= promote) [+ product] → promover, hacer publicidad de; [+ person] → dar bombo a

3. (Elec) [+ voltage] → elevar; [+ radio signal] → potenciar

4. (Space) → propulsar, lanzar

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boost

[ˈbuːst]

n → stimulant m, remontant m
to give a boost to sb → remonter le moral à qn
to give a boost to sth → promouvoir qch

vt

to boost the economy → stimuler l'économie

[+ morale, confidence] → regonfler
The win boosted the team's morale → La victoire a regonflé le moral de l'équipe.
We need a big win to boost our confidence
BUT Il nous faut une victoire importante pour nous regonfler.

[+ production, sales] → accroître

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boost

n → Auftrieb m no pl; (Elec, Aut) → Verstärkung f; (= booster rocket) → Zusatzantrieb m; to give somebody/something a boost → jdm/einer Sache Auftrieb geben, jdn aufmöbeln (inf) → /etw ankurbeln or in Schwung bringen; (by advertising) → für jdn/etw die Werbetrommel rühren; to give my bank account a boost → um meinem Bankkonto eine Finanzspritze zu verabreichen; this device gives the heart a boost → dieser Apparat verstärkt den Herzschlag; to give a boost to somebody’s morale → jdm Auftrieb geben or Mut machen; to give a boost to somebody’s confidence → jds Selbstvertrauen stärken

vt production, output, sales, economy → ankurbeln; profits, prices, income, chances → erhöhen; electric charge, engine, heart beat etc → verstärken; immune system, confidence, sb’s ego → stärken; morale → heben; that’s boosted my ego → das hat mich aufgebaut, das hat mir Auftrieb gegeben

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

boost

[buːst]

1. n

a. (encouragement) → spinta, sprone m
to give a boost to (morale) → tirar su
it gave a boost to his confidence → è stata per lui un'iniezione di fiducia

b. (upward thrust, to person) → spinta (in su); (to rocket) → spinta propulsiva

2. vt (increase, sales, production) → incentivare (fig) (hopes) → rinforzare; (promote, product) → promuovere (sul mercato) (Elec) (voltage) → aumentare; (radio signal) → amplificare (Space) → lanciare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

boost

(buːst) verb

to expand; to make greater; to improve. We've boosted the sales figures; It's boosted his reputation. verhoog يَزيدُ، يَرْفَعُ، يُحَسِّنُ усилвам aumentar zvednout Auftrieb geben forøge; forbedre ενισχύω, βελτιώνω, προωθώaumentar upitama بالا بردن؛ ترقی دادن tehostaa gonfler, renforcer לְהַגבִּיר, לְהַעֲלוֹת बढ़ावा देना podići fellendít meningkatkan auka; efla aumentare, gonfiare 押し上げる 밀어 올리다 išplėsti, pakelti, pagerinti pacelt (cenas); paplašināt (ražošanu); palielināt; paaugstināt tambah verhogenøke; slå stort opp; hjelpe framzwiększyć, podnieść پرمختګ کول، پورته تلل aumentar a ridica; a mări рекламировать zdvihnúť, zlepšiť povečati, okrepiti poboljšati höja, öka ส่งเสริม artırmak, geliştirmek, düzeltmek 促進 збільшувати; сприяти зростанню بڑھانا ، اضافہ کرنا làm tăng 促进

noun

a piece of help, encouragement etc. This publicity will give our sales a real boost. verhoging زِيادةٌ، عَوْنٌ، تَعْزيزٌ، دَفْعٌ подпомагане incentivo oživení der Auftrieb skub fremad; saltvandsindsprøjtning προώθηση, ενίσχυσηimpulso lisatõuge کمک؛ ترقی apu regain de vigueur עדוד, עידוד, דחיפה बढ़ावा polet fellendülés dukungan uppörvun spinta 増進 후원, 격려 pagyvinimas, pagerinimas, išplėtimas atbalsts; (cenu) paaugstinājums galakan duw omhoog hjelp, økning, innsprøytningwzrost, poparcie مرسته ، ترقی incentivo aju­tor; sporire стимул; реклама oživenie, podpora vzgon podsticaj uppsving ความช่วยเหลือ; การส่งเสริม yardım, destek, teşvik 幫助，激勵 рекламування, підтримка افزائش ، مدد sự tăng lên 帮助

ˈbooster noun

1. a person or thing that boosts. That was a real morale booster for me (= That made me feel more cheerful and optimistic). versterking مُحَرِّك، دافِع، نَصير някой/нещо, който повдига настроението incentivo podpora, povzbuzení die Förderung igangsætter κπ. ή κτ. που λειτουργεί ενισχυτικά, προωθητικά tónico, incentivo taganttõukaja حامی tehostaja remontantדחיפה वर्धक, कोई चीज जो बढ़ावा दे dodatni dinamo ami feldob penunjang hvatamaður; hvati incentivo 力となるもの 밀어주는 사람 ramstis, pastiprintojas atbalstītājs; piekritējs perangsang opkikker igangsetter, forsterker; innsprøytning coś/ktoś podnoszący na duchu ټیل وهونکی، پرمخ تلونکی incentivo susţinător поддержка povzbudenie okrepčilo podstrekač kick, injektion ผู้สนับสนุน; สิ่งกระตุ้น teşvik edici, destekleyici, yükseltici 推動者 помічник; палкий прихильник افزائش کرنے والا، بڑھانے والا người/ vật nâng đỡ 支援者

2. a device for increasing power, force etc. I've fixed a booster on the TV aerial to improve the signal. versterker مُوَلِّد، مُضَخِّم لاسِلْكي усилвател amplificador zesilovač die Verstärkung forstærker ενισχυτής elevador de voltaje võimendi تقویت کنندۀ آنتن tehostin amplificateurמגבר, מאיץ बूस्टर pojačalo erősítő penguat magnari amplificatore 増幅器 무선 주파 증폭기 stiprintuvas pastiprinātājs penggalak versterkerforsterker; spenningsforhøyerwzmacniacz تقویت ورکونکی انتن dínamo de reforço amplificator усилитель zosilňovač ojačevalec pojačalo förstärkare, booster เครื่องเพิ่มกำลัง yükselteç, yükseltici 推進器，強波器 підсилювач طاقت پہنچانے والا آلہ máy tăng thế 放大器，增压机

3. the first stage of a rocket that works by several stages. aanjaagvuurpyl مَرْحَلَةُ الدَّفْ الصّاروخي бустер impulsionador první stupeň rakety die Startrakete løfteraket προωθητικός πύραυλος motor auxiliar de propulsión kanderakett مرحلۀ اولیه پرواز موشک kantoraketti fusée de lancement רַקֶטַת דָחַף अनेक चरणों में काम करने वाले राकेट का पहला चरण potisna raketa gyorsítórakéta pendorong fyrsta þrep eldflaugar primo stadio 補助推進ロケット 부스터 nešančioji raketa nesējraķete pendorong startraket første trinn i en flertrinnsrakett dopalacz د موشک د الوتلو لومړی مرحله foguete impulsionador rachetă de lansare стартовый двигатель ракеты prvý stupeň rakety lansirna raketa prvostepena raketa startraket ขั้นตอนแรกของการปล่อยจรวด ilk hareket motoru 火箭推進器 стартовий прискорювач راکٹ چلانے کا پہلا مرحلہ bệ phóng 火箭的助推器，多级火箭的第一级

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boost

→ يُعْزِز posílit forbedre ankurbeln ανυψώνω estimular vahvistaa revigorer poticati aumentare 高める 끌어올리다 stimuleren forsterke podwyższyć aumentar стимулировать hjälpa upp ส่งเสริม yüreklendirmek đẩy mạnh 增加

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boost

vt. estimular, aumentar, [electricity] elevar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

boost

vt (one’s immune system, etc.) potenciar, reforzar, fortificar (el sistema inmunitario, etc.); ritonavir-boosted darunavir darunavir potenciado con ritonavir

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