boost
/buːst/noun, verb1 syllable
Boost means: contribute to the progress or growth of.
Synonyms for boost10
What does boost mean?8
verb
contribute to the progress or growth of“I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom”
increase“The landlord hiked up the rents”
increase or raise“boost the voltage in an electrical circuit”
give a boost to; be beneficial to“The tax cut will boost the economy”
push or shove upward, as if from below or behind“The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption”
noun
an increase in cost“they asked for a 10% rise in rates”
the act of giving hope or support to someone
the act of giving a push“he gave her a boost over the fence”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with boost?7
Boost in a sentence
- I take vitamins to boost my immune system.Nuel
- Try to boost your girlfriend’s self-esteem by highlighting her strengths.Nuel
- His idea got a boost at the meeting.unknown
- He was attempting to give me a boost.felidad
- How do you boost your productivity at work?Amastan
- You need to boost your likability at work.Amastan
- Algeria needs to give tourism a significant boost.Amastan
- The tax cut is supposed to boost capital investment.Tangobango
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of boost
as a noun
- plural
- boosts
as a verb
- past tense
- boosted
- present participle
- boosting
- third-person singular
- boosts
- past participle
- boosted