āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
bolster
/bËÉâĘlstÉ/
to bolster
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āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to enhance the strength or effect of something
Transitive: to bolster strength of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Companies tried to bolster their market share through expanded advertising campaigns.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to provide extra support or padding to a seat for added comfort
Transitive: to bolster a seat
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The old couch was bolstered with extra padding to make it more inviting.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to support or reinforce something using a long, narrow cushion or bolster
Transitive: to bolster sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The bed was bolstered with a firm pillow to support his back while reading.
āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Bolster
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a long, narrow pillow placed across the head of a bed or beneath regular pillows for support or decoration
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The bed was decorated with matching cushions and a bolster.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
