Boost, boosted or boosting may refer to:

Science, technology and mathematics

* Boost, positive manifold pressure in

turbocharged In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (often called a turbo) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases. It uses this energy to compress the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to pro ...

engines *

Boost (C++ libraries) Boost, boosted or boosting may refer to: Science, technology and mathematics * Boost, positive manifold pressure in turbocharged engines * Boost (C++ libraries), a set of free peer-reviewed portable C++ libraries * Boost (material), a material ...

, 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 In an internal combustion engine, a supercharger compresses the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to produce more power for a given displacement. The current categorisation is that a supercharger is a form of forced induct ...

Boost converter A boost converter (step-up converter) is a DC-to-DC power converter that steps up voltage (while stepping down current) from its input (supply) to its output (load). It is a class of switched-mode power supply (SMPS) containing at least two semi ...

, 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 Intel Turbo Boost is Intel's trade name for central processing units (CPUs) dynamic frequency scaling feature that automatically raises certain versions of its operating frequency when demanding tasks are running, thus enabling a higher resultin ...

, a technology that enables a processor to run above its base operating frequency *

Jump start (vehicle) A jump start, also called a boost, is a procedure of starting a motor vehicle (most commonly cars or trucks) that has a discharged or depleted battery. A temporary connection is made to the battery of another vehicle, or to some other external p ...

, to start a vehicle *

Lorentz boost In physics, the Lorentz transformations are a six-parameter family of linear transformations from a coordinate frame in spacetime to another frame that moves at a constant velocity relative to the former. The respective inverse transformation i ...

, 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 ''The Boost'' is a 1988 American drama film directed by Harold Becker and based on the book '' Ludes: A Ballad of the Drug and the Dream '' by Ben Stein. It stars James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Steven Hill, June Chandler and Amanda Blake ...

'', a 1988 drama film directed by Harold Becker

Brands and enterprises

* Boost (chocolate bar), a chocolate bar produced by Cadbury * Boost (drink), nutritional drinks brand made by Nestlé * Boost Energy is the Pay As You Go brand of

OVO Energy OVO Energy is a major energy supplier based in Bristol, England. It was founded by Stephen Fitzpatrick and began trading energy in September 2009, buying and selling electricity and gas to supply domestic properties throughout the UK. By Jun ...

* Boost!, American non-carbonated cola brand *

Boost Drinks Boost Drinks Limited is a British drinks company that sells primarily energy and sports drinks through convenience stores, independent retail chains and petrol forecourts. It was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Leeds. History Th ...

, British drinks company * Boost ETP, British independent boutique Exchange Traded Products provider * Boost Juice, a company in Australia * Boost Mobile (disambiguation), a brand of mobile phone services in Australia and the United States * Boosted (company), a defunct American manufacturer of electric skateboards *

Lego Boost A Lego theme is a product line of Lego construction toys produced by The Lego Group based on a central concept. Before 1978, Lego produced several construction sets with common themes, but they were not necessarily branded as part of a single seri ...

, a robotics Lego theme

Other uses

* Boost, a slang term meaning steal or

shoplift Shoplifting is the theft of goods from an open retail establishment, typically by concealing a store item on one's person, in pockets, under clothes or in a bag, and leaving the store without paying. With clothing, shoplifters may put on items ...