boost

²boost

noun

Definition of BOOST

1

: a push upward

2

: an act that brings help or encouragement : assist

3

: an increase in amount

Examples of BOOST

1. a boost in wheat production
2. Exercise can sometimes provide a boost of energy.
3. After layoffs at the company, employees needed a boost in morale.
4. One company's innovation has proven to be a boost to the entire industry.
5. Give the boy a boost onto the stage, will you?

First Known Use of BOOST

1801

Related to BOOST

Synonyms: abetment, aid, assist, assistance, backing, help, hand, helping hand, leg up, lift, support

Antonyms: hindrance

Related Words: advancement, encouragement, facilitation, forwarding, furtherance, furthering, nurturance; benefaction, patronage, promotion, sponsorship; advice, care, counsel, guidance, mentoring; attendance, attention, hand-holding, service; beneficence, charity, favor, kindness, philanthropy; assuagement, palliation, relief, succor

Near Antonyms: constraint, frustration, inhibition, interference, obstruction, repression, restraint; deterrence, discouragement

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