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Noun boost has 3 senses
- boost, encouragement - the act of giving hope or support to someone
--1 is a kind of aid, assist, assistance, help
--1 has particulars: morale building, morale booster
- rise, boost, hike, cost increase - an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
--2 is a kind of increase, increment
- boost - the act of giving an upward push; "he gave her a boost over the fence"
--3 is a kind of push, pushing
Verb boost has 5 senses
- hike, hike up, boost - increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"
--1 is one way to raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
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- boost - give a boost to; be beneficial to; "The tax cut will boost the economy"
--2 is one way to increase
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- promote, advance, boost, further, encourage - contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
--3 is one way to support, back up
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- boost, advance, supercharge - increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"
--4 is one way to increase
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- boost - push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"
--5 is one way to thrust
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