boost

/bˈust/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. increase
   “The landlord hiked up the rents”
2. give a boost to; be beneficial to
   “The tax cut will boost the economy”
3. contribute to the progress or growth of
   “I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom”
4. increase or raise
   “boost the voltage in an electrical circuit”
5. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
   “The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption”

noun

1. the act of giving hope or support to someone
2. an increase in cost
   “they asked for a 10% rise in rates”
3. the act of giving a push
   “he gave her a boost over the fence”

Synonyms for boost

• hike
• hike up
• promote
• advance
• further
• encourage
• supercharge
• encouragement
• rise
• cost increase

Words that rhyme with boost

• roost
• reduced
• induced
• deduced
• introduced
• joost
• loosed
• overproduced
• produced
• reintroduced
• reproduced
• reust
• ruest
• seduced
• spruced
• troost