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boost
[ boost ]
/ bust /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Slang. to engage in stealing, especially shoplifting.
noun
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boongary, boonies, boor, boorish, booshit, boost, booster, booster cable, booster dose, boosterish, boosterism
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British Dictionary definitions for boost
boost
/ (buːst) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for boost
C19: of unknown origin
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Scientific definitions for boost
boost
[ bōōst ]
A linear map from one reference frame to another in which each coordinate is increased or decreased by an independent constant or linear function. A boost corresponds to a shift of the entire coordinate system without any rotation of its axes.
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