jatten — meaning in English

English meaning

• boost noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
• pilfer verb To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
• steal verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.
• swipe verb To steal something, often quickly and casually.

Senses

jatten is used for these senses in English:

• boost (transitive, engineering) To amplify; to signal boost.
• pilfer (ambitransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
• swipe (transitive, informal) To steal or snatch.

boost — full definition

1. noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
2. verb To help increase or improve something.
3. verb To start a vehicle with a dead battery using jumper cables (informal).

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