"bolster up" meaning in All languages combined

See bolster up on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: bolsters up [present, singular, third-person], bolstering up [participle, present], bolstered up [participle, past], bolstered up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bolster up (third-person singular simple present bolsters up, present participle bolstering up, simple past and past participle bolstered up)
  1. (transitive, usually figurative) To bolster (something); to provide support to (something). Tags: figuratively, transitive, usually

Inflected forms

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