Word

boost, v.
(boosted, boosting, boosts)
freq. cnt. 7

increase
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

boost hike hike up

sample sentences

"The landlord hiked up the rents"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

boost

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hike hike

semantic pointers

hypernym

lift, raise, get up, elevate, bring up

give a boost to; be beneficial to
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

boost

sample sentences

"The tax cut will boost the economy"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

boost

semantic pointers

hypernym

increase

increase or raise
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

advance boost supercharge

sample sentences

"boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

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semantic pointers

hypernym

increase

contribute to the progress or growth of
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advance boost encourage further promote

sample sentences

"I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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Something ----s something
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

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verb frames

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verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

encouragement

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

promotive promotion promotion

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

advance

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

furtherance

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

boost booster booster

semantic pointers

hyponym

connive at, wink at foster, further spur help carry feed contribute, lead, conduce

hypernym

support, back up

push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
<verb.contact>

boost

sample sentences

"The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

boost booster

semantic pointers

hypernym

thrust