Boost

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Mục lục 1 Verb (used with object) 1.1 to lift or raise by pushing from behind or below. 1.2 to advance or aid by speaking well of; promote 1.3 to increase; raise 1.4 Slang . to steal, esp. to shoplift 2 Verb (used without object) 2.1 Slang . to engage in stealing, esp. shoplifting. 3 Noun 3.1 an upward shove or raise; lift. 3.2 an increase; rise 3.3 an act, remark, or the like, that helps one's progress, morale, efforts, etc. 4 Antonyms 4.1 noun 4.2 verb 5 Synonyms 5.1 noun 5.2 verb

Verb (used with object)

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.

Slang . to steal, esp. to shoplift

Two typewriters were boosted from the office last night.

Verb (used without object)

Slang . to engage in stealing, esp. shoplifting.

Noun

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.

Antonyms

noun

blow , decrease , hindrance , setback , discouragement

verb

discourage , halt , hinder , hurt , prevent , undermine , blow , decrease , set back

Synonyms

noun

addition , advance , breakthrough , expansion , hike , improvement , increment , jump , lift , raise , rise , step-up , up , upgrade , wax , aid , assistance , backup , buildup , goose * , hand * , handout , help , helping hand , leg * , leg up , praise , promotion , shot in the arm , support , heave , hoist , shove , thrust , aggrandizement , amplification , augment , augmentation , enlargement , escalation , growth , multiplication , proliferation , swell , upsurge , upswing , upturn

verb

advance , advertise , assist , encourage , foster , inspire , plug , praise , promote , push , support , sustain , elevate , heave , heighten , hoist , lift , raise , shove , thrust , upraise , uprear , add to , aggrandize , amplify , augment , beef up * , develop , enlarge , expand , extend , hike , jack up , jump , magnify , multiply , put up , up , pick up , rear , take up , uphold , uplift , build , build up , burgeon , escalate , grow , mount , proliferate , rise , run up , snowball , soar , swell , upsurge , wax , jack , abet , aid , relieve , succor , ballyhoo , enhance , publicize , puff , talk up , tout , back , commend , endorse , exalt , further , help , improve , increase , laud , promotion , upgrade