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| 1. | [ verb ] increase | |
| Synonyms: | hike hike_up | |
| Examples: | "The landlord hiked up the rents" |
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| Related terms: | raise rise | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of giving hope or support to someone | |
| Synonyms: | encouragement | |
| Related terms: | aid morale_building promote | |
| 3. | [ verb ] give a boost to; be beneficial to | |
| Examples: | "The tax cut will boost the economy" |
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| Related terms: | increase | |
| 4. | [ verb ] contribute to the progress or growth of | |
| Synonyms: | encourage promote advance further | |
| Examples: | "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" |
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| Related terms: | support help foster contribute feed spur carry connive_at improvement promoter forwarding | |
| 5. | [ verb ] increase or raise | |
| Synonyms: | advance supercharge | |
| Examples: | "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" |
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| Related terms: | increase | |
| 6. | [ noun ] an increase in cost | |
| Synonyms: | hike cost_increase rise | |
| Examples: | "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" |
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| Related terms: | increase hike | |
| 7. | [ verb ] push or shove upward, as if from below or behind | |
| Examples: | "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption" |
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| Related terms: | thrust booster | |
| 8. | [ verb ] increase the voltage of | |
| Synonyms: | supercharge | |
| Examples: | "boost the engine" |
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| Related terms: | charge | |
| 9. | [ noun ] the act of giving an upward push | |
| Examples: | "he gave her a boost over the fence" |
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| Related terms: | push promote | |
| Similar spelling: |
Bost boast Bosket Bogota Bousquet Boquet |
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