Boost

Boost or boosting may refer to:

Science, technology and mathematics

• Boost (automotive engineering), positive manifold pressure in engines
• Boost (C++ libraries), a set of free peer-reviewed portable C++ libraries
• Boost (material), a material branded and used by Adidas in the midsoles of shoes.
• Boost, a loose term for turbo or supercharger
• Boost converter, an electrical circuit variation of a DC to DC converter, which increases (boosts) the voltage
• Boosted fission weapon, a type of nuclear bomb that uses a small amount of fusion fuel to increase the rate, and thus yield, of a fission reaction
• Boosting (machine learning), a supervised learning algorithm
• Intel Turbo Boost, a technology that enables a processor to run above its base operating frequency
• Jump start (vehicle), to start a vehicle
• Lorentz boost, a type of Lorentz transformation

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

• Boost (Cars), a character from the Pixar franchise Cars
• Boost (comics), a character from Marvel Comics

Films

• Boost (film), a 2017 Canadian film directed by Darren Curtis
• The Boost, a 1988 drama film directed by Harold Becker

Music

• Boost (music), tossing a person in the air to begin crowd surfing

Brands and enterprises

• Boost Juice, a company in Australia
• Boost Mobile, a brand of mobile phone services in Australia and the United States
• Boosted (company), a defunct American manufacturer of electric skateboards

Food and drinks

• Boost (chocolate bar), a chocolate bar produced by Cadbury
• Boost (chocolate drink), a chocolate-flavored drink sold in India and produced by GlaxoSmithKline
• Boost (drink), an energy drink from the UK
• Boost, a meal replacement beverage made by Nestlé
• Boost Juice, a fresh juice outlet

Other uses

• Boost, a slang term meaning steal or shoplift
• Boosting (doping), a form of doping used by athletes with a spinal cord injury
• Boost, a slang in the Italian-American community for a cash gift in an envelope given at affairs such as weddings and funerals to help cover the cost. "Boost" is a play on the Italian word boosta, meaning "envelope".

See also

• Booster (disambiguation)