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1. Give help (to improve, increase, etc); be beneficial to
   "The tax cut will boost the economy"
    
2. Contribute to the progress or growth of
   "I am boosting the use of computers in the classroom";
   - promote, advance, further, encourage
    
3. Increase or raise
   "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit";
   - advance, supercharge
    
4. Push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
   "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

1. The act of giving hope or support to someone
   - encouragement, fillip
    
2. An increase in cost
   "they asked for a 10% boost in rates";
   - rise, hike, cost increase
    
3. The act of giving a push
   "he gave her a boost over the fence"

Derived forms: boosts, boosting, boosted

Type of: aid, assist, assistance, back up, help, increase, increment, push, pushing, support, thrust

Encyclopedia: Boost