boost

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
2. Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
3. A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
4. A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.

Verb

1. To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
2. To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
3. (slang) To steal.
4. 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.
5. To give a booster shot to.
6. To amplify; to signal boost.

Conceptes

augmentar

estimular

fomentar

impuls

ascendir

augment

impulsar

increment

encoratjament

promoure

coratge

Sinònims

promote

support

increase

advance

lift

raise

encourage

encouragement

push

reinforce

hike

further

strengthen

hike up

supplement

promotion

heighten

augment

help

intensify

hoist

elevate

back

🔙

improve

brace

amplify

bolster

bear out

underpin

supercharge

actuation

subvention

cost increase

propulsion

rest

impulse

rise

buttress

furtherance

assist

enhance

shove

backing

prop

boom

💥

ascertain

bolster up

add to

boast

benefit

Traduccions

augmenter

προάγω

fomentar

relancer

aumentar

promover

promouvoir

aumentar

ankurbeln

verstärken

Auftrieb

favorire

impulsionar

προαγωγή

hausser

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/buːst/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb escocès: boost

Cognat amb anglès mitjà: boosten

In summary

Unknown. The verb is first recorded 1815; the noun, 1825. Compare Scots boost (“to move; drive off; shoo away”), bost, boast (“to threaten; scold”), Middle English boosten, bosten (“to threaten”).