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"text": "This campaign will boost your chances of winning the election.",
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"ref": "2022 January 12, Tom Allett, “Network News: MPs concerned at Treasury's influence on rail industry”, in RAIL, number 948, page 13",
"text": "More flak was aimed at the Treasury's apparent lack of marketing skills, when it was argued that its idea of how to sell tickets was along the lines of \"you can get two tickets for the price of two\", and it lacks the sales and promotional skills of the train operating companies which are needed to boost revenue.",
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"ref": "1910, The Gopher: Annual Publication of the Student Body of the University of Minnesota, volume 24, University of Minnesota, →OCLC, page 228",
"text": "“ A god of blues . Have you got them , Doctor ? \" \" Boost him sir , boost him . “ ” “ He thinks ! Shall we let him ponder ? ” “ He only calls . What have you , Doctor ? Three ducks , ' tis yours . The Doctor pulls the wad without a ...",
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"ref": "1978, Harold J. Vetter, Ira J. Silverman, The Nature of Crime, page 296",
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"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "impel·lir"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "empènyer"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "een zetje geven"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "een duwtje geven"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "een duwtje in de rug geven"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "vigliĝi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "työntää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "avittaa"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "impulsar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "schieben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "drücken"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "enischýo",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "ενισχύω"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "zwiększać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "zasilać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "impulsionar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "ridica"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podtalkivatʹ",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "подталкивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "davatʹ tolčok",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "давать толчок"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "impulsar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to lift or push from behind",
"word": "empujar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to help or encourage (something) to increase or improve",
"word": "anspornen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to help or encourage (something) to increase or improve",
"word": "verstärken"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to help or encourage (something) to increase or improve",
"word": "incrementare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to help or encourage (something) to increase or improve",
"word": "potenziare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to help or encourage (something) to increase or improve",
"word": "rafforzare"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to help or encourage (something) to increase or improve",
"word": "potenciar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to help or encourage (something) to increase or improve",
"word": "aumentar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to help or encourage (something) to increase or improve",
"word": "reforzar"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zadigam",
"sense": "to steal",
"word": "задигам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to steal",
"word": "bitllar"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to steal",
"word": "jatten"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to steal",
"word": "stelen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to steal",
"word": "ontvreemden"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to steal",
"word": "pölliä"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to steal",
"word": "roubar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to steal",
"word": "klauen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to steal",
"word": "stehlen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to steal",
"word": "(el)lop"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to steal",
"word": "elcsór"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to steal",
"word": "robar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to steal",
"word": "sno"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to steal",
"word": "tjuva"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to steal",
"word": "stjäla"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Boost"
],
"word": "boost"
}
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