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to boost

to boost

21 2.5
To push someone up from below so they reach a higher place
  • verb
  • /buːst/
translation icon : impulsar
  • The colonel boosted the boy up to peer through the bars of the guard house.
  • boost into orbit
  • boost with a rocket

Blonde Dean, like, jumps off of my thigh and I boost her over.

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Examples

  • In the background, toward the centre by the column, an older child is boosted up on his father's shoulders.

  • Stepping around to her side, he opened the door and boosted her in.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • I'm gonna boost you up, and then when you get to the top, you'll lift me up.

    Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)

  • A little bit of play, he writes, can go a long way toward boosting our productivity and happiness.

    Blog text (1)

  • The other is a stimulant to boost the insects' appetites.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The International Truck Development Technology Center recently boosted its computing power by installing a cluster from SGI.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Maybe we should drop over to that Krell laboratory and get our IQs boosted a couple of hundred percent.

    Forbidden Planet (1956)

  • Another trooper brought his horse alongside Garrison, who was roughly boosted into the saddle.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • A hundred yards away, Father Lennie boosted Sister Charity into the maroon van, then hesitated.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Please help me boost her up to reach the top shelf.

Synonyms

to elevate
vsto boost
128 3.9

To move something to a higher place or level

refers to physical upward motion by force from below or behind
to lift up
vsto boost
107 1.1

To raise someone or something to a higher place

specifies the action is done by force from below or behind
to push up
vsto boost
11 2.1

Move something to a higher place by pushing from below or behind

has identical sense and the same manner of upward force
to raise up
vsto boost
7 2.1

To lift something or someone to a higher place

focuses on upward movement achieved by force from below or behind
to heave up
vsto boost
  • Informal
3 4.5

To lift something heavy with a lot of effort

involves force from below or behind rather than stressing heavy effort
to heft up
vsto boost
  • Informal
1 6.1

To lift something with effort to see how heavy it is

is about moving upward by force from below or behind rather than weighing
to uprear
vsto boost
  • Archaic
8.8

To lift something to a higher position

focuses on the upward result rather than the specific pushing method

Antonyms

to drop
∞ 1.0

To let something fall suddenly or by accident

to lower
802 1.0

Make something go down in position, amount, or strength

Phrasal Verbs

to boost morale
5 3.7

Make people feel more confident and positive

to boost production
3 3.2

Increase how much a company or factory makes

to boost immunity
1 4.0

To make the body better at fighting disease

to boost community spirit
2.9

To make people in a town or neighbourhood feel closer and more willing to help each other

to boost the ranking
3.4

Help a team, product or person move higher on a list that shows who is best

Compounds

energy boost
2 3.2

A quick increase in how active and awake you feel after food, drink or activity

boost in confidence
1 3.4

A sudden increase in belief in yourself that makes you feel more able

tax boost
3.7

A rise in the money the government takes from people or businesses

How High

to hoist
79 4.7
to heave
35 3.9
to boost
21 2.5
to lift
553 1.0

Surface Forms

boost infinitive
boosted past
boosted past participle
boosting present participle
boosts third person singular

Etymology

Boost comes from old dialect words meaning 'to push up' or 'lift'. That's why to boost someone can mean a real, physical push or lift from below or behind to help them reach a higher place.