boost
Significado (English)
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- A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
- Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
- A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
- A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.
Synonyms
cost increase
enhance
heave up
speed-up
force up
lifting pressure
boost motor
propelling booster
auxiliary boost
add to
bolster up
Frecuencia
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/buːst/
Etimoloxía (English)
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”).
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