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bolster up

bolster up verb: to bolster (something); to provide support to (something).

Verb

bolster up (third-person singular simple present bolsters up, present participle bolstering up, simple past and past participle bolstered up)

  1. (figuratively, transitive, usually) To bolster (something); to provide support to (something).
    • This ought to bolster up the case for intervention in the conflict.

Forms of bolster up

third-person singular presentbolsters up
present participlebolstering up
past participlebolstered up
pastbolstered up

Questions about bolster up

What does bolster up mean?
Bolster up means to bolster (something); to provide support to (something).
What part of speech is bolster up?
Bolster up is a verb.
What is the past tense of bolster up?
The past tense of bolster up is bolstered up.

Words near bolster up in the dictionary

  1. Bolsover
  2. Bolsovian
  3. Bolstad
  4. Bolstads
  5. bolster
  6. bolster up
  7. bolster wagon
  8. bolster wagons
  9. bolstered
  10. bolstered up
  11. bolsterer

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