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boost
English
Etymology
Of unknown origin. The verb is first recorded 1815; the noun, 1825. Compare Scots boost (“to move; drive off; shoo away”), bost, boast (“to threaten; scold”), Middle English boosten, bosten (“to threaten”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu?st/
- Rhymes: -u?st
Noun
boost (plural boosts)
- A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
- Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
- (physics) A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
- (automotive engineering) A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.
Derived terms
- battery booster
- booster
- boosterism
Translations
Verb
boost (third-person singular simple present boosts, present participle boosting, simple past and past participle boosted)
- (transitive) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
- (transitive, by extension) To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
- This campaign will boost your chances of winning the election.
- (slang, transitive) To steal.
- 1978, Harold J. Vetter, Ira J. Silverman, The Nature of Crime (page 296)
- It is not at all unusual or suspicious for a woman to spend a good deal of the day out shopping, and feminine clothing styles often make it relatively easy for a female shoplifter to conceal "boosted" merchandise on her person.
- 1978, Harold J. Vetter, Ira J. Silverman, The Nature of Crime (page 296)
- (Canada, transitive) To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start.
- 1980, Popular Mechanics (volume 154, number 4, page 152)
- It's easy to boost a dead battery, but this can be dangerous if it's done the wrong way.
- 2004, "Doug Mitchell", how to connect for boost? (on newsgroup alt.autos.gm)
- If I want to use the charged Montana battery to boost my old Summit where do I connect the negative cable on the good battery of the Montana?
- 1980, Popular Mechanics (volume 154, number 4, page 152)
- (transitive, medicine) To give a booster shot to.
- (transitive, engineering) To amplify; to signal boost.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Derived terms
- overboost
- upboost
Translations
Anagrams
- Boots, boots, botos
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refinement
English
Etymology
refine +? -ment
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???fa?nm?nt/, /???fa?nm?nt/
- Hyphenation: re?fine?ment
Noun
refinement (countable and uncountable, plural refinements)
- The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material
- High-class style; cultivation.
- A fine or subtle distinction.
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