damage boost

verb

To deliberately take damage in order to use the resulting brief period of invulnerability to pass an upcoming hazard.

Meanings

verbdamage boost (third-person singular simple present damage boosts, present participle damage boosting, simple past and past participle damage boosted)

present singular third person damage boosts · participle present damage boosting · participle past damage boosted · past damage boosted

  1. video gamesTo deliberately take damage in order to use the resulting brief period of invulnerability to pass an upcoming hazard.
noundamage boost (plural damage boosts)

plural damage boosts

  1. video gamesThe act of damage boosting.
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