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bolster

/ˈbəʊlstə/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈbəʊlstə/
bolster
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final r is pronounced in US English

bol - ster -> bolster

Myanmar meaning

(n) ဖက်ခွလုံး။ ဖက်လုံး။

Full entry

bolster /'bǝƱlstǝ(r)/ n

(ခေါင်းအုံးအောက်ခု) ခေါင်းအုံးရှည်လုံး။
v ~ sb/sth (up) ထောက်ခံသည်။ အားပေးသည်။ အထောက်အပံ့ ပြုသည်။
bolster sb's morale/courage/confidence ❍ The high interest rates helped to control inflation and bolster (up) the economy.

More examples
  • The campaign is designed to bolster the government’s image as being tough on crime.
  • His score will bolster his confidence for the next match.
Synonyms
boost, strengthen, reinforce, encourage, shore up, support, augment, sustain, aid, assist, beam, beanbag, bear up, brace, buck up, bulwark, bumper, buoy, buttress, cantilever, carry, crossbar, crosspiece, crutch, cushion, head rest, headrest, help, hold up, lath, lintel, maintain, pick up, pillow, prop, rafter, scantling, sill, squab, stanchion, stay, stirrup, strengthener, stringer, sustainer, two-by-four, uphold, woolsack
Antonyms
block, decrease, discourage, halt, hinder, hurt, injure, let down, neglect, not support, obstruct, prevent, stop, undermine, weaken
Cross references
booststrengthenreinforceencourageshore upsupportaugmentsustainaidassistbeambeanbagbear upbracebuck upbulwarkbumperbuoybuttresscantilevercarrycrossbarcrosspiececrutchcushionhead restheadresthelp
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