VERB | motion | boost, hike, hike up | increase |
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change | boost | give a boost to | |
social | boost, promote, advance, further, encourage | contribute to the progress or growth of | |
change | boost, advance, supercharge | increase or raise | |
contact | boost | push or shove upward, as if from below or behind | |
NOUN | act | boost, encouragement | the act of giving hope or support to someone |
attribute | boost, rise, hike, cost increase | an increase / increase / increase / increase / increase in cost | |
act | boost | the act of giving a push |
Sounds | buw'st | |
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Rhymes | induced ... roost: 5 rhymes with uwst... |
Meaning | The act of giving hope or support to someone. | |
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Synonym | encouragement | |
Narrower | morale building, morale booster | Anything that serves to increase morale |
Broader | aid, assist, assistance, help | The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose |
Spanish | aliento, ánimo, coraje, fuerza, valor | |
Catalan | coratge, encoratjament | |
Verbs | boost | give a boost to |
Meaning | An increase / increase / increase / increase / increase in cost. | |
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Synonyms | rise, hike, cost increase | |
Broader | increase, increment | The amount by which something increases / increases |
Spanish | aumento, incremento | |
Catalan | augment, increment | |
Verbs | boost | increase |
Meaning | The act of giving a push. | |
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Example | "he gave her a boost over the fence" | |
Broader | push, pushing | The act of applying force in order to move something away |
Spanish | impulso | |
Verbs | boost | push or shove upward, as if from below or behind |
boost | contribute to the progress or growth of |
Meaning | increase. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | hike, hike up | |
Broader | raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up | Raise from a lower to a higher position |
Spanish | aumentar | |
Nouns | boost | an increase / increase / increase / increase / increase in cost |
Meaning | Give a boost to; be beneficial to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "The tax cut will boost the economy" | |
Broader | increase | make bigger or more |
Spanish | aumentar | |
Catalan | augmentar, estimular, impulsar | |
Nouns | boost | the act of giving hope or support to someone |
Meaning | contribute to the progress or growth of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | promote, advance, further, encourage | |
Narrower | carry | Take further or advance |
connive at, wink at | Give one's silent approval to | |
contribute, lead, conduce | Be conducive to | |
feed | support / support or promote | |
foster, further | Promote the growth of | |
help | contribute to the furtherance of | |
spur | incite or stimulate | |
Broader | support, back up | Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to |
Spanish | animar, anticipar, auspiciar, estimular, favorecer, fomentar, impulsar, incentivar, potenciar, promover, propulsar | |
Catalan | animar, anticipar, avançar, fomentar, incentivar, potenciar, propulsar | |
Nouns | boost | the act of giving a push |
booster | someone who is an active supporter and advocate | |
booster | a person who backs a politician or a team etc. |
Meaning | increase or raise. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" | |
Synonyms | advance, supercharge | |
Broader | increase | make bigger or more |
Spanish | anticipar, ascender, aumentar, fomentar, promover | |
Catalan | anticipar, ascendir, fomentar, promoure |
Meaning | Push or shove upward, as if from below or behind. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption" | |
Broader | thrust | Push forcefully |
Nouns | boost | the act of giving a push |
booster | the first stage / stage of a multistage rocket |
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