boost

boost
boost1 [bu:st] v [T]
1.) to increase or improve something and make it more successful
The new resort area has boosted tourism.
boost sb's confidence/morale/ego
The win boosted the team's confidence.
2.) also boost up
to help someone reach a higher place by lifting or pushing them
She put her foot on his hands, and he boosted her up.
3.) if a ↑rocket or motor boosts a ↑spacecraft, it makes it go up into space or go in a particular direction
4.) AmE informal to steal something
boost 2
boost2 n
1.) [singular]
something that gives someone more confidence, or that helps something increase, improve, or become successful
boost to
a major boost to the economy
boost for
a multi-million pound boost for the British film industry
Add a little more vanilla, to give the flavor a boost .
get/receive a boost
The community will get a boost from a new library and recreation center.
morale/ego boost
The poll provided a morale boost for the Conservatives.
2.) give sb a boost (up)
to lift someone so that they can reach a higher place
If I give you a boost, could you reach the window?
3.) [U]
an increase in the amount of power available to a ↑rocket, piece of electrical equipment etc

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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