Definition of bolster
1 : a long pillow or cushion
2 : a structural part designed to eliminate friction or provide support or bearing (see bearing 5)
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The seats are firm in their appealing leatherette upholstery, but stiff side and seat-bottom bolsters have almost too much support (although ideal for the SQ5).
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The law in question was Senate Bill 17, which conservative proponents said bolsters Kentucky students' constitutional right to express religious and political views in public schools and universities.
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The seats themselves are extremely good, electrically adjustable every which-way and capable of hugging you tight with the massive side bolsters.
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Plus, a survey by the National Sleep Foundation found that people who make their bed every morning sleep better, so why not make the chore even easier by ditching some bolsters. 4.
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Firm front seats were adequate for around town, while the generous side bolsters were comforting in sharp turns.
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The seams between bolsters can trap all kinds of tiny grotesqueries.
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In the living room, for instance, the floral bolsters on the silver love seats perfectly balance the liveliest hues in the large abstract painting by Peter Fowler.
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Origin and Etymology of bolster
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English belg bag — more at belly
Examples of bolster in a Sentence
She came with me to bolster my confidence.
a convincing argument that was bolstered by the speaker's reputation
She is thinking of ways to bolster her career.
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To bolster their case, the prosecution calls three jailhouse informants who befriended Shayna behind bars.
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In the e-mails, Goldstone says that the lawyer has negative information about Clinton that is part of the Russian government’s efforts to bolster Trump’s campaign.
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To bolster news gathering, democracy, all that stuff.
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Some industry groups have made an effort to bolster screening.
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Specifically, the House and the Senate plans would change or eliminate more than a dozen taxes that were levied to help pay for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) insurance subsidies and to bolster Medicare and expand Medicaid.
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While the signing of the steady Ron Hainsey bolsters the Maple Leafs' defense, the blue line still needs work.
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SNU’s Joo—the group’s representative—argues that Moon has been bolstering his antinuclear case by making misleading claims about the Fukushima disaster and its consequences.
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There have been whispers of a feud between the two women for a while now — a rumor that has been bolstered by the fact that Rihanna and Naomi reportedly unfollowed each other on Instagram earlier this spring.
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Origin and Etymology of bolster
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BOLSTER Defined for English Language Learners
bolster
playDefinition of bolster for English Language Learners
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: a long bag of cloth completely filled with soft material : a long pillow or cushion
bolster
Definition of bolster for English Language Learners
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: to make (something) stronger or better : to give support to (something)
BOLSTER Defined for Kids
Definition of bolster for Students
: a long pillow or cushion sometimes used to support bed pillows
Definition of bolster for Students
bolstered
;bolstering
: to support with or as if with a bolster We tried to bolster their courage.
Law Dictionary
bolster
Legal Definition of bolster
: to use evidence usually improperly to give weight to (evidence already introduced)
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