boost
boost definition
☆ boost (bo̵̅o̅st)
transitive verb
- to raise by or as by a push from behind or below; push up
- to urge others to support; promote to boost a program
- to make higher or greater; increase in amount, power, etc. to boost taxes, boost electric current
- Slang to steal; esp., to shoplift
Etymology: < ?
intransitive verb
Slang to steal; esp., to shoplift
noun
- a push to help propel a person or thing upward or forward
- an act that helps or promotes
- an increase in amount, power, etc.
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