BOOST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does boost mean? 

• BOOST (noun)
  The noun BOOST has 3 senses:

1. the act of giving hope or support to someone

2. an increase in cost

3. the act of giving a push

  Familiarity information: BOOST used as a noun is uncommon.

• BOOST (verb)
  The verb BOOST has 5 senses:

1. increase

2. give a boost to; be beneficial to

3. contribute to the progress or growth of

4. increase or raise

5. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind

  Familiarity information: BOOST used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOOST (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Derivation:

boost (give a boost to; be beneficial to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An increase in cost

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

boost; cost increase; 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)

Derivation:

boost (increase)

Sense 3

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)

Derivation:

boost (push or shove upward, as if from below or behind)

boost (contribute to the progress or growth of)

• BOOST (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

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

Derivation:

boost (an increase in cost)

Sense 2

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

Derivation:

boost (the act of giving hope or support to someone)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Contribute to the progress or growth of

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

advance; boost; encourage; further; promote

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

Derivation:

boost (the act of giving a push)

booster (someone who is an active supporter and advocate)

booster (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Increase or raise

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

advance; boost; supercharge

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

Sense 5

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

Derivation:

boost (the act of giving a push)

booster (the first stage of a multistage rocket)

 Context examples 

Combined with vaccine antigens, AS04 adjuvant may help to boost the host's immune responses.

(AS04 Adjuvant, NCI Thesaurus)

It also boosts production of nitric oxide, relaxing blood vessels, and treating angina and other cardiovascular problems.

(Arginine, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of immune cell that boosts immune responses by showing antigens on its surface to other cells of the immune system.

(Antigen Presenting Cell, NCI Dictionary)

Treatment to boost or restore the ability of the immune system to fight cancer, infections, and other diseases.

(Biological therapy, NCI Dictionary)

Biologic therapy boosts your body's own ability to fight cancer.

(Bladder Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Some cytokines can boost the immune response and others can suppress it.

(Cytokine, NCI Dictionary)

The extract may boost the immune system, slow the growth of some tumor cells, and lessen the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

(Coriolus versicolor extract, NCI Dictionary)

Chemical Cancer Immunotherapy is the use of chemical substances to alter the interaction between the host's immune defenses and cancer cells to boost, direct, or restore the body's ability to fight cancer.

(Chemical Cancer Immunotherapy, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of immune adjuvant (a substance used to help boost the immune response to a vaccine).

(Aluminum Sulfate, NCI Dictionary)

Alpha-tocopherol boosts the immune system and helps keep blood clots from forming.

(Alpha-tocopherol, NCI Dictionary)