Boost (noun)
A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
Boost (noun)
Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
“The controversy gave a boost to the author’s sales.”
Boost (noun)
A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.
Boost (verb)
To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
Boost (verb)
To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
“This campaign will boost your chances of winning the election.”
Boost (verb)
To steal.
Boost (verb)
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.
Boost (verb)
To give a booster shot to.
Boost (verb)
To amplify; to signal boost.
Burst (noun)
An instance of, or the act of bursting.
“The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away.”
Burst (noun)
A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.
Burst (noun)
A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.
Burst (verb)
To break from internal pressure.
“I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst.”
Burst (verb)
To cause to break from internal pressure.
“I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much.”
Burst (verb)
To cause to break by any means.
Burst (verb)
To separate formfeed at perforation lines.
“I printed the report on formfeed paper then burst the sheets.”
Burst (verb)
To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
Burst (verb)
To produce as an effect of bursting.
“to burst a hole through the wall”
Burst (verb)
break open or apart suddenly and violently, especially as a result of an impact or internal pressure
“the dam burst after days of torrential rain”
“one of the balloons burst”
Burst (verb)
cause to burst
“the swollen river was expected to burst its banks”
“he burst the balloon”
Burst (verb)
be so full as almost to break open
“the wardrobe was bursting with piles of clothes”
Burst (verb)
feel a very strong or irrepressible emotion or impulse
“he was bursting with joy and excitement”
“she was bursting to say something”
Burst (verb)
issue suddenly and uncontrollably
“the words burst from him in an angry rush”
Burst (verb)
open suddenly and forcibly
“a door burst open and a girl raced out”
Burst (verb)
move suddenly and violently
“she burst on to the British art scene in 1985”
“he burst into the room without knocking”
Burst (verb)
suddenly begin doing or producing something
“the aircraft burst into flames”
“she burst into tears”
“Sophie burst out laughing”
Burst (verb)
separate (continuous stationery) into single sheets.
Burst (noun)
an instance of breaking or splitting as a result of internal pressure or puncturing; an explosion
“the mortar bursts were further away than before”
Burst (noun)
a sudden brief outbreak
“a burst of activity”
“bursts of laughter”
Burst (noun)
a sudden issuing forth
“her breath was coming in short bursts”
Burst (noun)
a period of continuous and intense effort
“he sailed 474 miles in one 24-hour burst”