See boost in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To move (something) to a higher position:
elevate, heave, hoist, lift, pick up, raise, rear2, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear. See riseTo make or become greater or larger:
aggrandize, amplify, augment, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax. (Informal) beef up. See increaseTo increase in amount:
hike, jack (up), jump, raise, up. See increaseTo give support or assistance:
abet, aid, assist, help (out), relieve, succor. Idioms: give (or lend) a hand, give a leg up. See helpTo increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:
ballyhoo, build up, enhance, promote, publicize, puff, talk up, tout. (Informal) plug. (Slang) hype. See knowledge
noun
An instance of lifting or being lifted:
heave, hoist, lift. See riseThe act of increasing or rising:
aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn. See increaseThe amount by which something is increased:
advance, hike, increase, increment, jump, raise, rise. See increase
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