A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.
A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
To steal.
To give a booster shot to.
To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
To amplify; to signal boost.
To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start.
The acquisition of something, generally negative.
A period of economic decline or negative growth.
Syncope, the loss of sounds from within a word.
A process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme (a word) are lost or reduced, such that it becomes a bound morpheme (a clitic) that attaches phonologically to an adjacent word.
A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.
A shorthand symbol indicating an omission for the purpose of brevity.
A reversible reduction in size.
A word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe, usually resulting from the above process.
The process of contracting a disease.
A distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together.
A shortening of a muscle during its use.