Boost

Noun

 * 1) A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.
 * 2)  A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.

Verb

 * 1) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.
 * 2)  To steal.

Thesaurus
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Noun

 * Bulgarian: повдигане, подпомагане
 * Dutch: zetje, duwtje , duwtje in de rug
 * Finnish: ,


 * Polish: wzmocnienie
 * Russian: усиление
 * Spanish: ,

Derived terms

 * battery booster
 * booster
 * boosterism