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.
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181. A film version of J K Rowling's first novel is expected to boost sales.
182. That will lead them to seek weaker currencies to boost their exports, traders said.
183. By the 1890s, they had installed steam power in order to boost the power from the Frome.
184. Housing and exports should boost growth by the second quarter of 1996, he said.
185. Snacks designed to boost your mood, rather than to assuage your appetite, will be everywhere on sale.
186. It could lead to changes in the way biologists monitor the species, as well as efforts to boost the dwindling population.
187. The renovation forms part of an £80,000 cash package to help boost the numbers of visitors to the Rivington estate.
188. The Fepaz consortium is expected to boost rail's market share from 1 % to 15 % following renovation of the line.
189. The new aircraft will enable the airline to boost passenger capacity by 13 percent a year, Tajudin said.
190. Alison Abbott International facilities said to boost national economy London.
191. That enabled it to boost pre-tax profits to March 31 to £101.4m from £65.7m in the previous 12 months.
192. Most Republicans back free trade to boost business interests and the economy.
193. Landowners are turning pasture into racetracks in an effort to boost flagging incomes.
194. In an attempt to boost exports, the government increased incentives to companies setting up in export processing zones.
195. But new steel mills are starting up, which some analysts expect will boost supply and depress prices over the next year.
196. Why would anyone renounce their entire career just to boost their ego?
197. The amount of pressurization is called boost.
198. Using the Boost MPI library, you learn about the environment and the communicator classes and how you can achieve distributed communication.
199. It also can boost up the security of the application security system by integrating with it.
200. Even for these investors, there are some ways to boost yields without ladling on risk.
201. CMOS ramp-wave generator based on a conventional multivibrator is designed and optimized to offer the ramp-wave for slope compensation in a peak current controlled PWM BOOST DC-DC converter.
202. Having a healthy snack on hand, like a granola bar or fruit can help your blood sugar levels and may provide a healthy boost of energy. (Overeating will do the opposite and drag you down!
203. But in a recession, when workers and factories lie idle, a fiscal boost can increase overall demand.
204. Western analysts believe that China could boost exports at an annual average rate of 20 %.
205. Although much of that investment will no doubt boost China's competitiveness in the long run, billions have also flowed to make-work, vanity projects of dubious quality.
206. Android growth in China has recently received a boost from cut-rate models from ZTE and sub-$150 smartphone market is expected to bloom over the next winter.
207. And financial incentives to encourage workers to retire later could also boost the labour supply: only 60% of men and 30% of women aged over 50 have jobs.
208. The overwhelming incentive is to underreport volume under construction to boost price expectations.
209. The economy was still growing slowly, it needed the boost,[Sentencedict.com ] and the modest nonrecurring expenditures wouldn't have made our deficit problem worse.
210. It retains its flex-fuel capability because the Saab engine management system adjusts the ignition timing and turbo boost pressure to ensure there is no pre-detonation with gasoline.