boost
On Discord, to apply a server boost using Nitro — improving the server's audio quality, upload limits, and unlocking custom invite splashes/banners.
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Born ~1815 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
Real Madrid roundup for May 5th 2026: Carvajal injury blow, Trent boost and Champions League rival watch. #RealMadrid #HalaMadrid #LosBlAncos #SantiagoBernabeu #Bernabeu #LaLiga #UCL #ChampionsLeague #Futbol #Soccer
Apparently a sequel might be on the way - might just be trying to build buzz. Or they figure that giving away some copies will boost t-shirt sales or whatever. Either way - dumb, racist, transphobic, not-fun looking game
We all need a boost every now and again! This #TabletopGame guide will add fantastic resources to your next campaign to help give your #TTRPG players that winning edge! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/387122/10…
It specifically focuses on a National Board partnership program that prioritizes people of color and teachers from low-income schools to boost diversity among school teachers, according to The Mercury News.
Anthropic’s effort to help companies boost their cyber-defences using its new AI model may irk not just hackers, but also America’s government
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On Discord, to apply a server boost using Nitro — improving the server's audio quality, upload limits, and unlocking custom invite splashes/banners. Servers level up through boost tiers (Tier 1, 2, 3). Active communities often run boost drives where members chip in nitro to keep the server at a higher tier.
we hit Tier 3 boost, server is fully decked out now
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A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
The controversy gave a boost to the author's sales.
“Apparently a sequel might be on the way - might just be trying to build buzz. Or they figure that giving away some copies will boost t-shirt sales or whatever. Either way - dumb, racist, transphobic, not-fun looking game”
— Bluesky· May 2026“We all need a boost every now and again! This #TabletopGame guide will add fantastic resources to your next campaign to help give your #TTRPG players that winning edge! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/387122/100-Flowers-and-Trees-Sure-to-Boost-Your-Stats/”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I’m going to put this one down as “tactical rage bait”. @theguardian.com playing the algorithmic game to boost its visibility of actual reporting.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Thrilled this is out; a fun comic to make, and it’s my last comic coming out for a while so would appreciate the boost, dear friends and fans…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Rival airlines have scrambled to boost routes, plug service gaps and snatch up Spirit Airlines customers in the two days since the budget carrier's demise, raising alarms about what other casualties might be in store for the airline industry. www.law360.com/artic...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
The controversy gave a boost to the author's sales.
“Real Madrid roundup for May 5th 2026: Carvajal injury blow, Trent boost and Champions League rival watch. #RealMadrid #HalaMadrid #LosBlAncos #SantiagoBernabeu #Bernabeu #LaLiga #UCL #ChampionsLeague #Futbol #Soccer”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It specifically focuses on a National Board partnership program that prioritizes people of color and teachers from low-income schools to boost diversity among school teachers, according to The Mercury News.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Anthropic’s effort to help companies boost their cyber-defences using its new AI model may irk not just hackers, but also America’s government”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Boost Your Website Ranking with Powerful SEO for $5 Click url or image”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ankit Kumar Panda, Rajesh Biswas: Relativistic BDNK MHD Evolution in a Boost-Invariant Medium and Its Impact on Dilepton Production https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01807 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.01807 https://arxiv.org/html/2605.01807”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(physics) A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.
The controversy gave a boost to the author's sales.
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- boosting71%
Playing on someone else's competitive account to raise their rank, typically for money. Boosting is banned by most games and causes long-term ranked-ladder damage. On Twitch, 'boosting' is also used innocently to mean 'carrying a friend up the ladder' or 'giving a sub a Discord nitro boost', so context matters.
- Nitro70%
Discord's paid subscription tier, granting larger uploads, animated avatars, custom emoji across all servers, and the ability to boost servers. 'Gifted Nitro' is a common Discord gift exchange. Scam DMs offering 'free Nitro' are one of the most common Discord phishing vectors — almost always lead to account-stealing links.
- booster65%
Something that boosts.
- elo boost64%
(Internet slang) The process of elevating a game account rating through the services of a more experienced player in order to achieve a higher Elo rating desired by the initial user.
- boosting63%
The act or process by which something is boosted.