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
See also
- Booster (disambiguation)