Definition of Bolster

Bolster

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.

To support with a bolster or pillow.

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

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Bolster Quotations

If the United Nations is to survive, those who represent it must bolster it; those who advocate it must submit to it; and those who believe in it must fight for it.
Norman Cousins

As we explore ways to bring price relief and bolster our country's energy independence, one significant energy source has emerged as a potential solution, hydrogen fuel cells.
Dan Lipinski

Why did the Clinton Administration wait from 1995 to 1998 to tighten security and bolster counterintelligence at U.S. weapons labs?
Charles Foster Bass

We negotiated with the Honduran government the establishment of a regional military training center, for training central American forces, but the primary motivation for doing that was to be able to bolster the quality, improve the quality of the El Salvadoran fighting forces.
John Negroponte

As we continue to make great progress in the war on terror, now more than ever, it is important that members of the international community stand-by and bolster the efforts of the emerging diplomatic leaders in Iraq and Afghanistan.
James Inhofe

Those are just some of the people whom we interviewed in the documentary, but that should provide you with a good sense of the credibility of the individuals who bolster the case that this administration lied us into a war.
Robert Greenwald

Quite frankly, I think nothing could do more to immediately bolster national security then enabling us to produce more oil and gas here at home at a price consumers could afford.
Phil Gramm

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Bolster Translations

bolster in German is Mut machen, Nackenrolle
bolster in Spanish is cabezal

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