boosting

Verb

boost (third-person singular simple present boosts, present participle boosting, simple past and past participle boosted)

1. (transitive) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
   • Gaddis found that with his broken arm, he couldn't climb the wall. Josh grabbed his foot and boosted him up.2009, Richard L. Cave, Peace Keepers, page 39
2. (broadly, transitive) To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
   • This campaign will boost your chances of winning the election.
3. (slang, transitive) To steal.
   • 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
4. (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.
   • It's easy to boost a dead battery, but this can be dangerous if it's done the wrong way.1980, Popular Mechanics, volume 154, number 4, page 152
5. (transitive) To give a booster shot to.
6. (transitive) To amplify; to signal boost.

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