(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ something such as someone’s confidence or courage, you increase it.
Hopes of an early cut in interest rates ~ed confidence.
= boost
VERB: V n
2.
If someone tries to ~ their position in a situation, they try to strengthen it.
Britain is free to adopt policies to ~ its economy.
= boost
VERB: V n
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Bolster up means the same as ~ .
...an aid programme to ~ up their troubled economy.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P
3.
A ~ is a firm pillow shaped like a long tube which is sometimes put across a bed under the ordinary pillows.
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