boost (English, verb)
expansion: boost (third-person singular simple present boosts, present participle boosting, simple past and past participle boosted)
Senses:
glosses: To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
tags: transitive
glosses: To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
tags: broadly
transitive
glosses: To steal.
tags: slang
transitive
glosses: To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start.
tags: Canada
transitive
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: To give a booster shot to.
tags: transitive
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: To amplify; to signal boost.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: boosts
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: boosting
tags: participle
present
form: boosted
tags: participle
past
form: boosted
tags: past