Boost

Boost can refer to one of the things listed below.

Science, technology and mathematics

• Automotive:
  • Boost, positive manifold pressure in cars, see Turbocharger#Pressure increase.
    • a loose term for turbo or supercharger
  • A slang term meaning to start a vehicle, see jump start (vehicle)
• Lorentz boost, a type of Lorentz transformation
• Boost converter, an electrical circuit variation of a DC to DC converter, which increases (Boosts) the voltage.

Computer science and engineering

• Boost (C++ libraries), a set of free peer-reviewed portable C++ libraries
• Boosting, a technique used in machine learning algorithms
• Boost converter, a type of power supply

Food and drink

• Boost (health food), a chocolate flavored drink produced by GlaxoSmithKline
• Boost (chocolate), a chocolate bar produced by Cadbury
• Boost (drink), an energy drink from the UK
• Boost (retail outlet), a fresh juice outlet.
• Boost (beverage), a nutritional energy beverage now owned by Nestlé

Other

• Boost Mobile, a division of Sprint Nextel
• To boost, a slang term referring to theft
• To boost, to strengthen, elevate, or promote something; see booster (disambiguation)
• Boost it, a slang term which means, quickly go somewhere
• Boost (comics), a Marvel Comics character