boost

¹boost

verb \ˈbüst\

Definition of BOOST

transitive verb

1

: to push or shove up from below

2

: increase, raise <plans to boost production> <an extra holiday to boost morale>

3

: to promote the cause or interests of : plug <a campaign to boost the new fashions>

4

: to raise the voltage of or across (an electric circuit)

5

slang : steal, shoplift

intransitive verb

slang : shoplift

Examples of BOOST

1. She boosted the boy onto his father's shoulders.
2. <boosted the child into her car seat>

Origin of BOOST

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1801

Related to BOOST

Synonyms: heave, heft, hoist, jack (up), upheave

Antonyms: abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from)

Related Words: elevate, hike, pick up, raise, rear, up, uplift, upraise, uprear

Near Antonyms: depress, drop, lower; sink, submerge, submerse

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Rhymes with BOOST

juiced, Proust, roost