Dictionary entry details
• BOOST (noun)
Meaning:
The act of giving hope or support to someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
boost; encouragement
Hypernyms ("boost" is a kind of...):
aid; assist; assistance; help (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "boost"):
morale booster; morale building (anything that serves to increase morale)
Meaning:
An increase in cost
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
cost increase; boost; hike; rise
Context example:
they asked for a 10% rise in rates
Hypernyms ("boost" is a kind of...):
increase; increment (the amount by which something increases)
Meaning:
The act of giving a push
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
he gave her a boost over the fence
Hypernyms ("boost" is a kind of...):
push; pushing (the act of applying force in order to move something away)
• BOOST (verb)
Meaning:
Increase
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
boost; hike; hike up
Context example:
The landlord hiked up the rents
Hypernyms (to "boost" is one way to...):
bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise (raise from a lower to a higher position)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Give a boost to; be beneficial to
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
The tax cut will boost the economy
Hypernyms (to "boost" is one way to...):
increase (make bigger or more)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Contribute to the progress or growth of
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
encourage; promote; further; boost; advance
Context example:
I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
Hypernyms (to "boost" is one way to...):
back up; support (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "boost"):
connive at; wink at (give one's silent approval to)
foster; further (promote the growth of)
spur (incite or stimulate)
help (contribute to the furtherance of)
carry (take further or advance)
feed (support or promote)
conduce; contribute; lead (be conducive to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Increase or raise
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
supercharge; advance; boost
Context example:
boost the voltage in an electrical circuit
Hypernyms (to "boost" is one way to...):
increase (make bigger or more)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption
Hypernyms (to "boost" is one way to...):
thrust (push forcefully)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
