What Does Bolster Mean?

Bolster means to provide support. An example of using this word in a sentence, One of the group used additional facts to bolster the claim.

Bolster also means  "a long pillow or cushion"
Bolster is used in the hospitals for the comfort of patients.

Bolster means to hold up or prop up with or as if with an elongated slender pillow or cushion. Bolster in simple terms may also be called as a pillow that is seldom put across a bed beneath the normal pillows. Bolster may also be defined as to add up stuffing also called as to support up with a pillow or bolster.    Bolster also means to sustain up or uplift.    Bolster has another significance i.e. To keep from yielding or fading during stress or complexity to hold up, support, support, maintain, uphold.    A knife bolster is the broad joint between the grip and the knife sharp edge. It strengthens the knife, adds toughness, and provides a counteract-balance. Since the grip is lighter than the sharp edge, the bolster contributes to enhanced steadiness and improves managing.