boost

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːst

Etymology

Origin unknown. The verb is first recorded 1815; the noun, 1825.

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) (povdigane) n, подпомагане (bg) (podpomagane) 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) (vdigam), издигам (bg) (izdigam), покачвам (bg) (pokačvam)
• 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) (zadigam)
• Dutch: jatten (nl), stelen (nl), ontvreemden (nl)

• Finnish: pölliä (fi)

Anagrams

• boots
• botos