boost /boost/

1. To push up
2. To raise (eg price, morale)
3. To advertise or promote
4. To supplement or increase (eg voltage or air supply)
5. To increase the pressure of
6. To push (a spacecraft) into orbit by means of a booster

1. To shoplift
2. To steal

1. An act or instance of boosting
2. The amount by which the induction pressure of a supercharged engine exceeds the atmospheric pressure

boostˈer noun

1. A person or thing which boosts
2. A keen supporter (US)
3. An auxiliary motor in a rocket, usu breaking away after delivery of its impulse
4. Any device to increase the effect of another mechanism
5. An additional dose of a vaccine to increase or renew the effect of the original dose
6. A shoplifter (US sl)

boostˈerism noun

The practice of boosting or promoting a product or idea

booster seat noun

A small seat or cushion placed on top of another seat to raise the level of a sitting child

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