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podpora — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bolster noun A long cylindrical pillow or cushion.
  • buttress noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
  • linchpin noun A pin pushed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel from sliding off.
  • prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
  • support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.

Senses

podpora is used for these senses in English:

  • bolster A short, horizontal structural timber between a post and a beam for enlarging the bearing area of the post and/or reducing the span of the beam.
  • buttress (by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
  • linchpin (figuratively) A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.
  • prop An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
  • support (sometimes, attributive) Something which supports.

bolster — full definition

  1. noun A long cylindrical pillow or cushion.
  2. verb To support, strengthen, or reinforce something.

buttress — full definition

  1. noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
  2. noun Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
  3. noun A buttress root.
  4. noun A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.

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