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Meaning bolster meaning

What does bolster mean?

bolster

— verb support and strengthen bolster morale — noun a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows — verb prop up with a pillow or bolster — verb (= pad) add padding to pad the seat of the chair

Synonyms bolster synonyms

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bolster English » English

pillow support uphold pad sustain cushion underpin prop up prop maintain back strengthen second rest long pillow countenance buttress stand by sponsor reinforce preserve lean hold up boost bolster up bear out back up underwrite underlay undergird truss trellis timber subvention subvent subsidize subsidise stick by stick standby stand up for sleeper shore up shore reward reenforce put push press predicate

Topics bolster topics

What do people use bolster to talk about?
Person Body condition

Strong
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Self-esteem

Conjugation bolster conjugation

How do you conjugate bolster?

bolster · verb

Examples bolster examples

How do I use bolster in a sentence?

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I must bolster my courage with a drink, Ronald.
I made my first piece of rope with the bolster.
He's kinda weak, though. We'll bolster him up, though.
With here a pillow flung and there a bolster, This way the coverlet, and that the sheets.
Approximately 20,000 civilians were drafted in order to bolster the fortified defenses.
But we must not sell weapons to bolster the regimes of foreign despots, Nazi dictators.
We are going into Harlem and bolster support there.
A poor priest like me, trying. to solace the poor, to bolster their courage. when God deserts me..
In a futile and desperate attempt to bolster the collapsing Italian army, he abruptly calls off Citadel and immediately begins to ship his bloodied and battle-weary troops to Italy.
It's designed to bolster individual confidence in a previous domestic automotive purchase.
Though no official statement has been made. independent party leaders claim that the denial will bolster their play. for the upcoming presidential election.
And with luck, this will buy us time to bolster our lines of defense.
You will bolster our lines of defense around Centauri Prime.
Oh, I see. Ruin the vacations of a few hundred thousand people to bolster the moral fiber of the Federation.
The Empire binds itself to bolster his power to indefatigably care for the people's welfare.
As with the meat, some undeserved fault I'll find about the making of the bed and here I'll fling the pillow, there the bolster this way the coverlet and another way the sheets.
When they put the light out in the dormitory, I put it on my bolster and I look at It.
The little blue stone had rolled on the bolster and had touched my shoulder, like lips.
I promised Dr. Tracy I'd spend the night there you know, help bolster Paula's spirits.
Of course we all do, but arguments are to solve problems, not bolster egos.
Though no official statement has been made independent party leaders claim that the denial will bolster their play for the upcoming presidential election.
Always put herself last to bolster his ego, his drive, his ambition.
O! It were a tedious difficulty, I think, to bring them to that prospect. Damn them if ever mortal eyes shall see them bolster more than their own.
WHAT ARE YOU ALL BUNDLED UP LIKE A BOLSTER FOR, LASS?
Ruin the vacations of a few hundred thousand people to bolster the moral fiber of the Federation.
At first glance, they may appear to bolster the prosecution's case.
To help bolster his OCD defense, he squeezed butts all over.
She says it's meant to bolster my self-esteem.
That backup is bound to bolster confidence.
I thought to bolster my self-esteem, I would adopt this raffish new look.
Your presence would bolster.
Just enough to bolster some confidence?
The fully tapered bolster allows for sharpening the entire edge of the blade.

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Whether or not these changes will bolster global security and prosperity remains to be seen.
Officials will have to put aside short-term motives and party orthodoxy to bolster America's aging infrastructure, reform its education and immigration systems, and pursue long-term fiscal consolidation.
Indeed, enactment of such a package could bolster output and employment growth by easing investor concerns about future deficits and strengthening consumer and business confidence.
Measures must move beyond overall social needs to bolster progress in productive job-creating and income-generating sectors.
In order to bolster economic growth and innovation amid conflict and volatility, policymakers and investors should focus on building the creative industries.
Raising tax rates for the wealthiest citizens in developing a more progressive income tax framework would bolster this progress.
China Development Bank also made an investment in Barclays to bolster its bid for ABN AMRO which, though it failed, helped the Dutch bank get the full value for its assets.
Contrary to expectations, the collapse of communism did not bolster international cooperation.
The US can undermine the Iranian regime by avoiding statements and actions that help drive energy prices higher and bolster Iran's economy.
As the currency declined, Asian central banks have been seen buying euros hand over fist to bolster their euro reserve assets.
Allowing multinational companies to repatriate overseas profits without paying additional US tax would also bolster investment and job creation at home.
The eurozone is distinct from the EU of course, but it is the Union's most ambitious undertaking to date, and it is still struggling to equip itself with the structures needed to bolster a currency union.
There is little except national inertia, complacency and opportunism that stands in the way of beginning to formulate and implement a distinct EU policy to bolster the coalition against terrorism.
And it has the authority to bolster the ECB's credibility and thus its efforts to ensure future price stability and prevent financial contagion.
Still within congressional restraints, the Nixon administration attempted to bolster Cambodia's military government.
In terms of development, Europe must move away from the idea that aid should be used to bolster trade linkages and acknowledge the importance of foreign investment.
What the EU needs now is an updated external strategy that capitalizes on this allure to bolster its influence, security, and prosperity, thereby halting its slide toward irrelevance.
Moreover, efforts by the US to unite African governments against terrorism may merely bolster authoritarianism.
The problem is not the government's efforts to support businesses; measures to bolster business growth and development would be critical to any economic-reform plan.
The reaction of Boot, and others of his persuasion, points to a genuine dilemma that always occurs in authoritarian systems that use some semblance of democracy to bolster their legitimacy.

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