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boost / boōst/ • v. [tr.] help or encourage (something) to increase or improve: a range of measures to boost tourism. ∎ push from below; assist: people they were trying to boost over a wall. ∎ amplify (an electrical signal). ∎ Informal steal, esp. by shoplifting or pickpocketing. • n. a source of help or encouragement leading to increase or improvement: the cut in interest rates will give a further boost to the economy. ∎ an increase or improvement: a boost in exports. ∎ a push from below. |
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"boost." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "boost." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-boost.html "boost." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-boost.html |
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boost (orig. U.S.) hoist up, give a lift to, increase. XIX. of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "boost." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "boost." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-boost.html T. F. HOAD. "boost." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-boost.html |
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boost
•boost, langouste, mot juste, Proust, roost, self-induced, used
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"boost." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "boost." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-boost.html "boost." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-boost.html |
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