Synonym: help, hoist, lift, push, shove, thrust. Similar words: loose, choose, book, boom, boot, booth, book for, notebook. Meaning: [buːst] 
n. 1. the act of giving hope or support to someone 2. an increase in cost 3. the act of giving a push. v. 1. increase 2. give a boost to; be beneficial to 3. contribute to the progress or growth of 4. increase or raise 5. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind.
n. 1. the act of giving hope or support to someone 2. an increase in cost 3. the act of giving a push. v. 1. increase 2. give a boost to; be beneficial to 3. contribute to the progress or growth of 4. increase or raise 5. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind. 
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91. The cut in car tax and the increase in capital allowances will also help to boost confidence.
92. He recently got a boost when Mr Mubarak replaced a rival, Salah Halabi, as army chief of staff.
93. But that law was repealed as part of a legislative effort to boost voter registration and participation.
94. The early wickets that came Illingworth's way this season must have been particularly timely to boost the morale.
95. Economists believe that the boost to the labour force may be worth an additional 1 percent a year in the early 1990s.
96. This could boost the chances for an agreement, analysts said.
97. The measures, designed to boost the supply side of the economy, were announced in this year's Budget.
98. This extra boost does not even significantly affect the braking at the other end.
99. They include a credit for companies that boost the amount of research they do that expired for the 1995 tax year.
100. About 36 percent of employers plan to boost hiring the rest of this year.
101. The cash will go to help keep businesses alive, save jobs and boost the crippled property market.
102. Another measure that could boost employment is the encouragement of small-scale business enterprises.
103. The government is betting this trend will boost business confidence, and thus investment and jobs.
104. Wall Street wants Greenspan to take quick action to boost the flagging economy.
105. If the Government won't boost pensions, can't it help with gas bills and the like?
106. Eventually the committee agreed to defer a decision to see if the school could team up with neighbouring villages to boost numbers.
107. With exports flagging, Thaksin wants to boost consumer confidence and spending.
108. How may the tourists boost the incomes and employment of people in remote places?
109. Do you have sufficient enterprises which are competitive on a world scale to boost your exports in this way?
110. Patients are given highly diluted doses of natural substances which, say practitioners, boost the body's natural healing ability.
111. Smelting Co. rose on hope a rise in global gold prices will boost profit growth, traders said.
112. Having a stable exchange rate with our biggest trading partner-Euroland-will eliminate uncertainties and so boost trade further.
113. Dreadful episodes like these have helped to boost Nader's challenge.
114. Children will be cannon fodder to boost a school's image.
115. Over the decades he has made sincere efforts to boost the visibility of blacks and gays.
116. Whoever wins[sentencedict.com/boost.html], their plans to boost the economy will face political obstacles and will not have an instant effect.
117. Walesa's visit was also intended to boost bilateral trade and cultural exchanges.
118. The purpose of these tours was to boost morale and encourage a sense of identity amongst the company's 700,000 employees.
119. A successful conclusion would boost the world economy by ￡200 billion.
120. John Sculley hoped to boost short-term profits by pricing it at $ 2, 495.