boost

boost is a 5-letter English word with 10 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. 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.
2. noun. A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.
3. noun. the act of giving hope or support to someone

   Synonyms: encouragement

4. noun. the act of giving a push

   "he gave her a boost over the fence"

5. noun. an increase in cost

   "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"

   Synonyms: hike, rise

6. verb. give a boost to; be beneficial to

   "The tax cut will boost the economy"

7. verb. increase or raise

   "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"

   Synonyms: advance, supercharge

8. verb. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind

   "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

9. verb. increase

   "The landlord hiked up the rents"

   Synonyms: hike

10. verb. contribute to the progress or growth of

    "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

    Synonyms: advance, encourage, further, promote

Synonyms

encouragement, hike, rise, advance, supercharge, encourage, further, promote

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in boost:

boots

Common word forms

boosts, boosted, booster, boosting

Words from these letters

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