Bolster - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbəʊlstər|  American pronunciation of the word bolster
Brit.  |ˈbəʊlstə|  British pronunciation of the word bolster

noun

- a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows

verb

- support and strengthen
bolster morale
- prop up with a pillow or bolster
- add padding to (syn: pad)

Extra examples

She came with me to bolster my confidence.

She is thinking of ways to bolster her career.

His sermons were all bolstered up with Greek and Latin.

He is making a bold attempt to bolster the territory's confidence.

He wished to bolster up his theories with hard data.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: bolster
he/she/it: bolsters
present participle: bolstering
past tense: bolstered
past participle: bolstered
noun
singular: bolster
plural: bolsters
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