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What (who) is Bolster - definition
LONG NARROW PILLOW OR CUSHION
Bolsters
Bolster
·noun Anything used to prevent chafing.
II. Bolster ·vt To support with a bolster or pillow.
III. Bolster ·noun A cushioned or a piece part of a saddle.
IV. Bolster ·noun The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.
V. Bolster ·noun The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.
VI. Bolster ·noun That part of a knife blade which abuts upon the end of the handle.
VII. Bolster ·noun A transverse bar above the axle of a wagon, on which the bed or body rests.
VIII. Bolster ·noun Anything arranged to act as a support, as in various forms of mechanism, ·etc.
IX. Bolster ·vt To support, hold up, or maintain with difficulty or unusual effort;
- often with up.
X. Bolster ·noun the perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.
XI. Bolster ·noun A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of a person lying on a bed;
- generally laid under the pillows.
XII. Bolster ·noun A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.
XIII. Bolster ·noun The crossbeam forming the bearing piece of the body of a railway car; the central and principal cross beam of a car truck.
XIV. Bolster ·noun 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.
XV. Bolster ·noun 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.
XVI. Bolster ·noun 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.
bolster
(bolsters, bolstering, bolstered)
1.
If you bolster something such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it.
Hopes of an early cut in interest rates bolstered confidence.
= boost
VERB: V n
2.
If someone tries to bolster their position in a situation, they try to strengthen it.
Britain is free to adopt policies to bolster its economy.
= boost
VERB: V n
•
...an aid programme to bolster up their troubled economy.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P
3.
A bolster is a firm pillow shaped like a long tube which is sometimes put across a bed under the ordinary pillows.
N-COUNT
bolster
I. n.
Supporting cushion.
II. v. a.
Support (something weak or undeserving), prevent from falling, hold up, prop up, defend, maintain.
Wikipedia
Bolster
A bolster is a long narrow pillow or cushion filled with cotton, down or fibre. Bolsters are usually firm for back or arm support or for decorative application. They are not a standard size or shape and commonly have a zipper or hook-and-loop enclosure. A foam insert is sometimes used for additional support. A bolster is also referred to as a cushion, a pillow and a prop. A bolster pillow is a common shape for lace pillows.
Examples of use of Bolster
1. It will also bolster McCain‘s opposition research.
2. "Such statements don‘t bolster the citizenry‘s stamina.
3. Prosecutors had used the tape to bolster McClinton‘s testimony.
4. "There is an urgent need to bolster bilateral economic relations.
5. Petersburg, in order to bolster Ukraine‘s beleaguered pro–Western democrats.