boost
verb
[ buːst ]
• help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.
• "a range of measures to boost tourism"
Similar:
improve,
raise,
uplift,
increase,
augment,
magnify,
swell,
amplify,
enhance,
encourage,
heighten,
help,
promote,
foster,
nurture,
arouse,
stimulate,
invigorate,
revitalize,
inspire,
perk up,
support,
bolster,
buttress,
shore up,
buck up,
jack up,
give a shot in the arm to,
expand,
elevate,
escalate,
add to,
strengthen,
enlarge,
inflate,
push up,
advance,
develop,
further,
facilitate,
assist,
aid,
back,
hike,
hike up,
beef up,
crank up,
bump up,
step up,
• push from below.
• "Andy boosted him up high enough to reach the keys"
Similar:
lift,
raise,
hoist,
push,
thrust,
shove,
heave,
elevate,
help,
aid,
assist,
hoick,
give someone a leg up,
upheave,
• steal (something).
• "he'd had his wallet boosted in a bar"
boost
noun
• a source of help or encouragement leading to increase or improvement.
• "the cut in interest rates will give a further boost to the economy"
Similar:
uplift,
lift,
spur,
encouragement,
help,
inspiration,
stimulus,
pick-me-up,
fillip,
support,
bolster,
shot in the arm,
• a push from below.
Origin:
early 19th century (originally US, in boost (sense 2 of the verb)): of unknown origin.
