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Boost

noun
1.
The act of giving hope or support to someone.  Synonym: encouragement.
2.
An increase in cost.  Synonyms: cost increase, hike, rise.
3.
The act of giving a push.
verb
(past & past part. boosted; pres. part. boosting)
1.
Increase.  Synonyms: hike, hike up.
2.
Give a boost to; be beneficial to.
3.
Contribute to the progress or growth of.  Synonyms: advance, encourage, further, promote.
4.
Increase or raise.  Synonyms: advance, supercharge.
5.
Push or shove upward, as if from below or behind.



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"Boost" Quotes from Famous Books



... getting," he said, with much discontent in his tone. "As an extra, you're getting fine treatment and fine pay; I admit that. But the point is, you've no business being an extra. Where you belong is playing leads. You don't know what that means, but I do. Burns is just using you to boost Muriel Gay, and I say it's the rawest deal I ever saw handed out in the picture game; and believe me, I've seen some ...
— Jean of the Lazy A • B. M. Bower
... Bert Dodge now appeared to be thoroughly frightened. Without waiting to be asked, they came forward to help boost Dick and Dave up to the roof of the log cabin. As fast as the water came Dick or Dave dashed it over the side of the cabin roof that was more exposed to sparks from the shack, every particle of snow having been blown off the roof by the ...
— The Grammar School Boys Snowbound - or, Dick & Co. at Winter Sports • H. Irving Hancock
... what ARE you driving at? What does all this talk mean anyway? Do you want me to give you a boost with someone?" ...
— Dust • Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
... a pretty vigorous baby when he tried to boost it and he got some spanks from its tail that made him think of his tarpon of a few days before. Finally Ned stood in front of his companion, and with his help the reptile was dragged up Dick's back with its forepaws on his shoulder. Dick hung onto the paws, in spite of the sloshing about of ...
— Dick in the Everglades • A. W. Dimock
... I have learned that when I did return the hall that was filled before was entirely too big for the audience! The editors of America—God bless them! They are always trying to boost a home enterprise—not for the sake of the imported attraction but for the sake of the home folks who ...
— The University of Hard Knocks • Ralph Parlette


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