boost

English

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːst

Noun

boost (plural boosts)

1. A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.
2. (automotive engineering) A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.

Translations

push from behind

Bulgarian: повдигане (bg) n., подпомагане (bg) n. Dutch: zetje n., duwtje n., duwtje in de rug n. Finnish: työntö (fi), avitus (fi)

Polish: wzmocnienie n. Russian: усиление (ru) (usilénije) n. Spanish: impulso (es), empuje (es)

Derived terms

• battery booster
• booster
• boosterism

Verb

boost (third-person singular simple present boosts, present participle boosting, simple past and past participle boosted)

1. To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.
2. (slang) To steal.

Translations

to lift or push from behind

Bulgarian: вдигам (bg), издигам (bg), покачвам (bg) Dutch: een zetje geven, een duwtje geven, een duwtje in de rug geven Finnish: työntää (fi), avittaa (fi) Polish: zwiększać (pl), zasilać (pl)

Portuguese: impulsionar (pt) Romanian: a ridica, a salta, a impulsiona Spanish: impulsar (es), empujar (es)

to steal

Bulgarian: задигам (bg) Dutch: jatten (nl), stelen (nl), ontvreemden (nl)

Finnish: pölliä (fi)

Anagrams

• boots
• botos