bolster Sentence Examples
- They used extra pillows to bolster their comfort while sitting on the hard bench.
- The company plans to bolster its workforce by hiring new employees.
- The government announced measures to bolster the economy in the face of the recession.
- He sought to bolster his argument with additional evidence.
- Adding more troops will bolster the defense of the border.
- She used her savings to bolster her investment portfolio.
- The coach decided to bolster the team's midfield by signing a new player.
- The company launched a marketing campaign to bolster its brand image.
- They installed additional supports to bolster the weakened structure of the bridge.
- The charity's efforts aim to bolster the community's resilience in times of crisis.
bolster Meaning
bolster (n)
a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows
bolster (v)
support and strengthen
prop up with a pillow or bolster
add padding to
bolster (n.)
A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of a person lying on a bed; -- generally laid under the pillows.
A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support any part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.
Anything arranged to act as a support, as in various forms of mechanism, etc.
A cushioned or a piece part of a saddle.
A cushioned or a piece of soft wood covered with tarred canvas, placed on the trestletrees and against the mast, for the collars of the shrouds to rest on, to prevent chafing.
Anything used to prevent chafing.
A plate of iron or a mass of wood under the end of a bridge girder, to keep the girder from resting directly on the abutment.
A transverse bar above the axle of a wagon, on which the bed or body rests.
The crossbeam forming the bearing piece of the body of a railway car; the central and principal cross beam of a car truck.
the perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.
That part of a knife blade which abuts upon the end of the handle.
The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.
The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.
A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.
bolster (v. t.)
To support with a bolster or pillow.
To support, hold up, or maintain with difficulty or unusual effort; -- often with up.
Synonyms & Antonyms of bolster
FAQs About the word bolster
a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows, support and strengthen, prop up with a pillow or bolster, add padding toA long pillow or
uphold,sustain, support, carry, buttress, bear,stay, undergird, brace, shore (up)
undermine, undermine, weaken, weaken,undercut, undercut,
They used extra pillows to bolster their comfort while sitting on the hard bench.
The company plans to bolster its workforce by hiring new employees.
The government announced measures to bolster the economy in the face of the recession.
He sought to bolster his argument with additional evidence.
