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Meanings of bolster in English

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Type of masonry chisel.

Catalan
recolzar
Spanish
apoyar

Support and strengthen.

recolzar
Synonyms
Examples for "bolster up"
Examples for "bolster up"
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Which we think is an attempt to bolster up a lost cause.
The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3
2
He had to bolster up his wife's spirits every now and then.
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
3
You and I have to bolster up the weak spots in their courage.
Rosemary
4
No one but a fool would attempt to bolster up a wrong answer.
The Grell Mystery
5
So this is one of his tricks to bolster up his new bank!
Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout; Or, The Speediest Car on th...
Catalan
encoixinar
Spanish
acolchar

Add padding to.

encoixinar

To be in favour of or be behind; to approve of.

Usage of bolster in English
1
That helped bolster commodities, Ibel said, referring to euro zone debt problems.
Reuters
2
In return, it wants NATO to bolster its presence in eastern Europe.
Reuters
3
The new capital is expected to help SWS bolster its financial strength.
Reuters
4
Denmark's defence ministry said the allies are working to bolster information sharing.
Reuters
5
Oil prices rose, supported by China's efforts to bolster its virus-weakened economy.
Reuters
6
The European Central Bank is under pressure to help bolster economic growth.
Reuters
7
The State Department declined to provide any evidence to bolster Pompeo's claim.
Reuters
8
I needed to bolster her newborn sense of safety, not wreck it.
Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
9
To lead a victorious leave campaign would bolster his prime ministerial ambitions.
The Guardian
10
The company has appointed public-relations company Eulogy to bolster its position here.
The Irish Times
11
But China has also sought to bolster bilateral tries with North Korea.
Reuters
12
Suthep, a southerner, called on rubber farmers to help bolster the protests.
Reuters
13
Ntseki is looking to bring Barkhuizen over to bolster the forward line.
The South African
14
Vincent Kompany is ready to return to bolster Manchester City's title challenge.
The Irish Times
15
That top-line challenge has created pressure to cut costs to bolster profits.
Reuters
16
The plan, he said, was aimed to bolster working-class and middle-class families.
Reuters
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Bolster through the time
Bolster across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
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