Dictionary Entry
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
- 1intransitive 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.
- 2noun
A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.
- 3noun
the act of giving hope or support to someone
Synonyms
- 4noun
the act of giving a push
"he gave her a boost over the fence"
- 5noun
an increase in cost
"they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
- 6verb
give a boost to; be beneficial to
"The tax cut will boost the economy"
- 7verb
increase or raise
"boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"
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- 8verb
push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
"The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"
- 9verb
increase
"The landlord hiked up the rents"
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- 10verb
contribute to the progress or growth of
"I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
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