BOOST
\bˈuːst], \bˈuːst], \b_ˈuː_s_t]\
Definitions of BOOST
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
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give a boost to; be beneficial to; "The tax cut will boost the economy"
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push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"
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increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"
By Princeton University
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an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
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give a boost to; be beneficial to; "The tax cut will boost the economy"
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push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"
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increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.
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A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.
By Oddity Software
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To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.
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A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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