boost
/buːst/ verb B2- To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
- To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles. · This campaign will boost your chances of winning the election.
- To steal.
- To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start.
- To give a booster shot to.
- To amplify; to signal boost.
He/she/it boosts · Past boosted · Past participle boosted · -ing form boosting
Verb forms
- Base form
- boost
- He/she/it
- boosts
- Past
- boosted
- Past participle
- boosted
- -ing form
- boosting
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Ultimately, Dickens's mastery of the installment plan did more than simply boost circulation figures for ambitious publishers.
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