Noun
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the act of giving hope or support to someone
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encouragement |
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assist,
assistance,
aid,
help (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
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the act of giving a push; "he gave her a boost over the fence"
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pushing,
push the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
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an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
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rise,
hike,
cost increase |
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increment,
increase the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
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Verb
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push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"
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thrust push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
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give a boost to; be beneficial to; "The tax cut will boost the economy"
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increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
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increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"
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advance,
supercharge |
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increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
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contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
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promote,
advance,
further,
encourage |
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back up,
support make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!"
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connive at,
wink at give one's silent approval to
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further,
foster help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
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spur goad with spurs; "the rider spurred his horse"
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help improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"
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carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
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feed introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"
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conduce,
contribute,
lead contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
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increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"
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hike,
hike up |
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elevate,
bring up,
get up,
lift,
raise cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"
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