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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bol•ster /ˈboʊlstɚ/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [countable]
  1. Furniturea long, tube-shaped pillow or cushion for a bed, etc.

v. [~ + object]
  1. to add to, support, or uphold:They bolstered their claim with new evidence.
bol•ster•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bol•ster  (bōl′stər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Furniturea long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
  2. anything resembling this in form or in use as a support.
  3. Furnitureany pillow, cushion, or pad.
  4. [Naut.]
    • Naval TermsAlso called bol′ster plate′. a circular casting on the side of a vessel, through which an anchor chain passes.
    • Naval Termsa timber used as a temporary support.
    • Naval Termsa beam for holding lines or rigging without chafing.
    • Naval Termsa bag filled with buoyant material, fitted into a small boat.
  5. Metallurgyan anvillike support for the lower die of a drop forge.
  6. Building[Masonry.]
    • a timber or the like connecting two ribs of a centering.
    • a chisel with a blade splayed toward the edge, used for cutting bricks.
  7. Building[Carpentry.]a horizontal timber on a post for lessening the free span of a beam.
  8. Civil Engineeringa structural member on which one end of a bridge truss rests.

v.t. 
  1. to support with or as with a pillow or cushion.
  2. to add to, support, or uphold (sometimes fol. by up):They bolstered their morale by singing. He bolstered up his claim with new evidence.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English bolstre (noun, nominal), Old English bolster; cognate with Old Norse bolstr, Dutch bolster, German Polster
bol′ster•er, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See cushion. 
    • 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged strengthen, sustain, aid, reinforce, fortify.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bolster / ˈbəʊlstə/ (transitive)
  1. (often followed by up) to support or reinforce; strengthen: to bolster morale
  2. to prop up with a pillow or cushion
  1. a long narrow pillow or cushion
  2. any pad or padded support
  3. a cold chisel having a broad blade splayed towards the cutting edge, used for cutting stone slabs, etc
Etymology: Old English bolster; related to Old Norse bolstr, Old High German bolstar, Dutch bulster

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