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bolster in English
- bolster⇄bolster, noun, verb.
- bolster⇄noun bolsterer.
- bolster⇄noun 1. a long, firmly stuffed pillow for a bed or used as a back on a couch.
2. a cushion or pad.
3. (Architecture.) a rounded projection, especially a horizontal element used on top of a post or column to lengthen the bearing surface. - bolster⇄v.t. 1. to support with a bolster.
2. to keep from falling; support; prop (up).
Ex. The walls of the church are bolstered up with buttresses. (Figurative.) Her sympathy bolstered his courage. (Figurative.) I have done everything in my power