boost

noun · verbA2

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noun

Plural noun:

boosts

1.
A push from behind or below, 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.
(physics) A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
4.
(uncountable)(automotive engineering, uncountable) A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.

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verb

V_es/s

boosts

V_ing/Gerund

boosting

V_ed/pp

boosted

1.
(transitive)To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
2.
(broadly, transitive)(transitive, 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.
(slang, transitive)To steal.
4.
(Canada, transitive)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.
5.
(transitive)(transitive, medicine) To give a booster shot to.
6.
(transitive)(transitive, engineering) To amplify; to signal boost.

Nguồn gốc từ

. The verb is first recorded 1815; the noun, 1825. Compare boost, bost, boast (to threaten; scold), boosten, bosten (to threaten). Possible boast.