- to lift or raise by pushing from behind or below.
- to advance or aid by speaking well of; promote: She always boosts her hometown.
- to increase; raise: to boost prices;to boost the horsepower of the car by 20 percent.
- to administer a booster shot to: Have you and your family been boosted yet?
- to steal, especially to shoplift: Two computers were boosted from the office last night.
- to engage in stealing, especially shoplifting.
- an upward shove or raise; lift.
- an increase; rise: There's been a tremendous boost in food prices.
- an act, remark, or the like, that helps one's progress, morale, efforts, etc.: His pep talk was the boost our team needed.
- encouragement, improvement, or help
- an upward thrust or push
- an increase or rise
- a publicity campaign; promotion
- the amount by which the induction pressure of a supercharged internal-combustion engine exceeds that of the ambient pressure
- to encourage, assist, or improve
- to lift by giving a push from below or behind
- to increase or raise
- to cause to rise; increase
- to advertise on a big scale
- to increase the induction pressure of (an internal-combustion engine) above that of the ambient pressure; supercharge
