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boost[1,verb] boost[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹boost
Pronunciation: 'büst
Function: verb
Etymology: origin unknown
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
synonym see LIFT