Definisi : ~ so. up, a. (see vt sense 2.); b. support, merangsangkan: in his present state of mind, what he needs is something to ~ him up, dlm keadaannya sekarang, yg diperlukan ialah sesuatu utk merangsangkannya. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt 1. encourage, merangsang: his presence ~ed our morale, kehadirannya merangsang semangat kami; 2. (colloq) also ~ up, push from below, menolak [sso] ke atas: he ~ed his son into the saddle, dia menolak anaknya naik ke atas pelana; 3. increase, menggalakkan; (prices) menaikkan: we need to ~ production by 20%, kita perlu menggalakkan pengeluaran supaya meningkat sebanyak 20%; to ~ the economy, menggalakkan pertumbuhan ekonomi; 4. promote (so.) vigorously, menaikkan nama; 5. (electr) menggalakkan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : give so. a ~, menolak sso ke atas; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. encouragement, menggalakkan; (to morale, spirits) perangsang: the publicity gave a ~ to sales, publisiti itu menggalakkan jualan; 2. increase, pertambahan; (of price, salary, etc) kenaikan: the 4% reduction in the tax will be a ~ to investment, penurunan cukai tersebut sebanyak 4% akan menghasilkan pertambahan pelaburan; a ~ in the price of food, kenaikan harga makanan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)