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      [Verb]  | "bolster" 


      1: to support with or as if with a bolster : reinforce

      2: to give a boost to


      Origin: 1508 ;

       See: {bolster:1 };

      [Verb]  | "bolstered" 


      1: to hold up or serve as a foundation for;


        * e.g., " ... used additional beams to bolster the ceiling "



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      2: to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea);


        * e.g., " ... a couple of tournament wins would bolster the extravagant claims that have been made on behalf of the young golfer "



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      [Verb]  | "bolster" 


      1: to hold up or serve as a foundation for;


        * e.g., " ... used additional beams to bolster the ceiling "



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      2: to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea);


        * e.g., " ... a couple of tournament wins would bolster the extravagant claims that have been made on behalf of the young golfer "



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       [ "Bolster" ]

      1: A cylindrical cushion used to fill the space that would've been taken by another human being.

        * e.g.,  ... Virgin 1: "Get laid last night?" 

       [ "bolstering" ]

      1: to give morale support

        * e.g.,  ... The UN is bolstering its troops in Iraq. 


       [ "bolstering" ]

      2: prop up with a pillow or bolster


       [ "bolstering" ]

      3: add padding to

       [ "bolster" ]

      1:  a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.

        * e.g.,  ... My arms are bolster for my wifes head. 


       [ "bolster" ]

      2:  anything resembling this in form or in use as a support.

        * e.g.,  ... Shoddy inventions designed to bolster up a factitious pride. 


       [ "bolster" ]

      3:  any pillow, cushion, or pad.


       [ "bolster" ]

      4:  Nautical. a. Also called bolster plate. a circular casting on the side of a vessel, through which an anchor chain passes.


       [ "bolster" ]

      5: b. a timber used as a temporary support.


       [ "bolster" ]

      6: c. a beam for holding lines or rigging without chafing.


       [ "bolster" ]

      7: d. a bag filled with buoyant material, fitted into a small boat.


       [ "bolster" ]

      8:  Metalworking. an anvillike support for the lower die of a drop forge.


       [ "bolster" ]

      9:  Masonry. a. a timber or the like connecting two ribs of a centering.


       [ "bolster" ]

      10: b. a chisel with a blade splayed toward the edge, used for cutting bricks.


       [ "bolster" ]

      11:  Carpentry. a horizontal timber on a post for lessening the free span of a beam.


       [ "bolster" ]

      12:  a structural member on which one end of a bridge truss rests.


       [ "bolster" ]

      13: –verb (used with object) to support with or as with a pillow or cushion.


       [ "bolster" ]

      14: 10. to add to, support, or uphold (sometimes fol. by up): They bolstered their morale by singing. He bolstered up his claim with new evidence.

       [ "bolsterer" ]

      1: A builder-upperer/an augmenter, an enlarger of reputations/egos/confidence/

        * e.g.,  ... I could use a decent bolsterer to get me elected. 

       [ "Bolsterous" ]

      1: A descriptive word for something that is large or larger than usual in size.

        * e.g.,  ... Cayden’s arms were looking bolsterous today. 

       [ "Bolsterous" ]

      1: A descriptive term used when an object is large or larger than usual in size.

        * e.g.,  ... Cayden’s arms are looking rather bolsterous today. 

       [ "bolster buster" ]

      1: the act of taking a fat dump in somebody's pillow

        * e.g.,  ... Harry really pissed me off today, so I left a solid Bolster Buster for him tonight 

       [ "bolster the oven" ]

      1: this is an expression that describes teaching someone how to cook

        * e.g.,  ... bob: “can you make some pasta?” 

       [ "Bolster Buster" ]

      1: The act of taking a fat dump in somebody's pillow

        * e.g.,  ... Harry really annoyed me today, so I gave a solid Bolster Buster for him tonight 

       [ "Furry Bolster" ]

      1: A dog nugget that has sprouted a furry mould that gives it a furry covering.

        * e.g.,  ... Careful matey, you nearly tripped over that furry bolster! 

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