Boost
Boost verb - To lift with effort.
Mute
Mute verb - To deaden the sound of.
Usage example: closing the windows muted the traffic noise so we could get to sleep
Common collocations
| time | boost time | mute time |
Both words in one sentence
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The game uses the same mechanics as the Super NES title (one Boost charge per lap rather than boost consuming your machine's energy, finishing below third disqualifies you and so on), and not even the race settings are the same (we have Bianca City standing in for Mute City, for example).
Source: Video Game / F-Zero
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Mute and Boost. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/boost/mute
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Mute or Boost. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/boost/mute.
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