Overture vs Boost - What's the Difference?
Definition as Noun
- the act of giving a push
- the act of giving hope or support to someone
- an increase in cost
Definition as Noun
- orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
Definition as Verb
- give a boost to; be beneficial to
- push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
- increase or raise
- increase
- contribute to the progress or growth of
Examples
- "he gave her a boost over the fence"
- "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
- "The tax cut will boost the economy"
- "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"
- "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"
- "The landlord hiked up the rents"
- "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
- "she rejected his advances"
- "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"