bolster - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'bolster' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.

2 . Bolster

[ v. t.]

- To support with a bolster or pillow.
- To support, hold up, or maintain with difficulty or unusual effort; -- often with up.

Meaning of 'bolster' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bolster

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- support and strengthen

Example in sentence:

bolster morale

Meaning (2):
- add padding to

Example in sentence:

pad the seat of the chair

Nearby Words:

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Bolstering
Bolstering is an upholstered foam supports integrated into a seat that help keep the driver or passenger in an optimal position.

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