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- Dictionarybolster/ˈbəʊlstə/
noun
- 1. a long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support.
- 2. a part on a vehicle or tool providing structural support or reducing friction.
verb
- 1. support or strengthen: "the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence"
- 2. provide (a seat) with padded support: "they bolstered the seats for a more comfortable ride"
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BOLSTER definition: 1. to support or improve something or make it stronger: 2. a long firm cylinder-shaped pillow 3…. Learn more.
The meaning of BOLSTER is a long pillow or cushion. How to use bolster in a sentence.
A bolster is a firm pillow shaped like a long tube which is sometimes put across a bed under the ordinary pillows.
To bolster is to offer support or strengthen. A bolster is also the name of a long pillow you might use to make your back feel better. And the two uses are not dissimilar. When you bolster your friends, you support them and prop them up, just like the pillow does for your back.
BOLSTER meaning: 1. to support or improve something or make it stronger: 2. a long firm cylinder-shaped pillow 3…. Learn more.
1. To support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion. 2. To buoy up or hearten: Visitors bolstered the patient's morale. [Middle English, from Old English; see bhelgh- in Indo-European roots.] bol′ster·er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of bolster verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
