The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - boost n.

1) lift, shove or push up or upward(s) , Colloq leg up; rise, raise: If you give me a boost up, I can reach the window ledge. 2 encouragement, help, aid, assistance, support: With a boost from your constituency, Trevor should win the vote. 3) increase, rise, US raise, hike: He was given a slight boost in salary as an incentive to stay. --v. 4) lift, shove or push up or upward(s) , raise: He boosted her over the fence. The second stage is intended to boost the rocket beyond the atmosphere. 5) encourage, promote, help, aid, support, assist, improve: A talk from the manager before the game helped to boost the players' morale. 6) increase, raise: Her salary was boosted twice in one year.