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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /buːst/

Definition 1:
• A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.

Definition 2:
• Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
Example: The controversy gave a boost to the author's sales.

Definition 3:
• A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
Labels: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Definition 4:
• A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.
Labels: automotive, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, transport, vehicles, uncountable
Verb
Pronunciation: /buːst/

Definition 1:
• To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
Labels: transitive

Definition 2:
• To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
Example: This campaign will boost your chances of winning the election.
Labels: broadly, transitive

Definition 3:
• To steal.
Labels: slang, transitive

Definition 4:
• To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start.
Labels: Canada, transitive

Definition 5:
• To give a booster shot to.
Labels: medicine, sciences, transitive

Definition 6:
• To amplify; to signal boost.
Labels: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, transitive

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/boost