"buttress" meaning in English

See buttress in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌtrəs/ [UK], /ˈbʌtrɪs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-buttress.wav [UK] Forms: buttress [singular], buttresses [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=buttresses}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A buttress is a structure built against another structure to support it. Synonyms: counterfort, brace
    Sense id: simple-buttress-en-noun-GQm0qph5 Categories (other): Architecture
  2. A buttress is something that serves to support something.
    Sense id: simple-buttress-en-noun-rtN9lUEn

Verb

IPA: /ˈbʌtrəs/ [UK], /ˈbʌtrɪs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-buttress.wav [UK] Forms: buttress [canonical], buttresses [third-person, singular], buttressed [past], buttressed [past, participle], buttressing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|buttress|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something buttresses, it supports something physically with a buttress.
    Sense id: simple-buttress-en-verb-8jezJ8SC
  2. If a person buttresses, they support something or someone by providing evidence.
    Sense id: simple-buttress-en-verb-Fb7Zgf2E
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