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/bˈuːst/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "boost"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

the act of providing emotional support or encouragement that increases someone's confidence or morale

boost definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Winning the first round was a big confidence boost for the team.
02

an increase in price or expense, often sudden or noticeable

boost definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Consumers are unhappy about the recent boost in fuel costs.
03

a physical act of pushing or lifting someone or something upward

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The child needed a boost to reach the sink.
04

something that promotes improvement, progress, or growth, especially in performance, productivity, or reputation

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Vitamins provide a natural boost to your immune system.
01

āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to increase or enhance the amount, level, or intensity of something
Transitive: to boost amount or intensity of something
to boost definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new marketing campaign aims to boost sales by reaching a wider audience.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻŖāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ āĻļā§āϰ⧋āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to increase or improve the progress, growth, or success of something
Transitive: to boost progress or success of something
to boost definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The government plans to boost the economy by investing in infrastructure.
āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ⧀āϤāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to support or encourage the growth, development, or success of something or someone
Transitive: to boost sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Volunteers gathered to boost the community ’s efforts in disaster recovery.
āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĒ⧁āύāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻžāϰ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāϏ⧇āĻŦāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to increase the strength or power in an electrical circuit
Transitive: to boost electric voltage
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A special device was used to boost the voltage in the system.
āϏāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽā§‡ āĻ­ā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡āϜ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāχāϏ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧋āϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to lift or elevate something by applying force from underneath
Transitive: to boost sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The children boosted the heavy box to get it onto the shelf.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϏāϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϏāϟāĻŋ āωāĻ āĻžāϞ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻļ⧇āϞāĻĢ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
06

āϚ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ›āĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to steal, especially something small or casually taken
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Do n't boost anything from the mall, you'll get in trouble.
āĻŽāϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϚ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧋ āύāĻž, āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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