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# bolster

noun (bolsters); verb (bolsters, bolstered, bolstering)

«bolster» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bolster is a long, round pillow that lies across the top of a bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bolster/#m1)
2. To bolster is to support or strengthen something: bolster your courage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bolster/#m2)

### In the lessons

in old tales, the bolster is the long pillow on a bed that the little woman pulled out of place

### Examples

- She put a bolster under her head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bolster/#x1)
- The bear's bolster was pulled out of place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bolster/#x2)
- Good training will bolster your confidence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bolster/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bolster» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bolster/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bolster» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bolster.html) on Mova free.