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Boost

/buːst/

A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.

📖 Definitions of "Boost"

noun

1
A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
2
Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
"The controversy gave a boost to the author's sales."
3
(automotive engineering) A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.

verb

1
To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
2
(by extension) To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
"This campaign will boost your chances of winning the election."
3
To steal.
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.

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
advancenoun	To help the progress of (something); to further.
encourageverb	To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
promoteverb	(transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
risenoun	(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
furtherverb	(comparative form of far) More distant; relatively distant.
encouragementnoun	Words or actions that increase someone's confidence
superchargenoun	(transitive) To make faster or more powerful.
hikenoun	A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.
hike upverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To raise or increase sharply; to hike.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
hike upverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To raise or increase sharply; to hike.
risenoun	(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
promoteverb	(transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
advancenoun	To help the progress of (something); to further.
hikenoun	A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.
furtherverb	(comparative form of far) More distant; relatively distant.
encourageverb	To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
encouragementnoun	Words or actions that increase someone's confidence
superchargenoun	(transitive) To make faster or more powerful.
liftverb	(ambitransitive) To raise or rise.
climbverb	(intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.
raisingnoun	Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
upgradeverb	An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.
lifted	Raised up; held aloft.
upturnnoun	An upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit.
enhanceverb	To augment or make something greater.
liftingnoun	The action or process by which something is lifted; elevation
upswingnoun	(by extension) An upward trend or an increase in activity.
elevateverb	(transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position.
upsurgenoun	A sudden strong rise or flow.