boost

Examples

• All

• Give me a boost up.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Stephen put his arms under the koala and gave him a boost up.

  Fiction book (2000)

• "So I gave him a boost," she said.

  Fiction book (2000)

• I'll give you a boost if you want.

  Dark Waters (2019)

• Give me a boost and I'll pull you up.

  Tangled (2010)

• Over here, I need a boost.

  Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)

• You want me to give you a boost?

  After Midnight (1989)

• Before she could catch her breath for the climb, he knelt and offered her a boost.

  Fiction book (1992)

• When Brenna climbed out again, Trevor stepped over and extended a hand to give her a final boost.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Alex has climbed up to the roof, using a wood pile stacked beside the house as a boost.

  Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

L

lift

vsboost

12 1.0

An act of raising something or a movement upward

serves to push someone or something upward to help reach a higher place

Compounds

E

energy boost

2 3.2

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

B

boost in confidence

1 3.4

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

T

tax boost

3.7

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

How Much

to hoist

79 4.7

boost

14 1.8

to lift

553 1.0

to push

∞ 1.0

nudge

23 3.5

Surface Forms

Etymology