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boost

Nouns

• (n) the act of giving hope or support to someone encouragement,
• (n) an increase in cost
  • they asked for a 10% rise in rates
  cost increase, hike, rise,
• (n) the act of giving a push
  • he gave her a boost over the fence

Verbs

• (v) increase
  • The landlord hiked up the rents
  hike, hike up,
• (v) give a boost to; be beneficial to
  • The tax cut will boost the economy
• (v) contribute to the progress or growth of
  • I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
  encourage, promote, further, advance,
• (v) increase or raise
  • boost the voltage in an electrical circuit
  supercharge, advance,
• (v) push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
  • The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption

Synonyms

hike hike up encouragement cost increase rise encourage promote further advance supercharge

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