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buttress

/ˈbʌtrəs/noun

उच्चारण बट्रस

पुश्ता, टेक, दीवार का सहारा

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a stone or brick structure that supports a wall

    पुश्ता, टेक, दीवार का सहारा

    • The old fort wall is held up by huge buttresses.
  2. 2

    [C] formal

    something that supports or protects something else

    आधार, सहारा, रक्षा-कवच

    • A strong judiciary is a buttress against tyranny.

    Synonyms support prop mainstay bulwark pillar

verb
  1. 1

    [T] formal

    to support or give strength to somebody or something

    समर्थन करना, मज़बूत करना, पुष्ट करना

    • The new data buttressed her argument.
    • The government used foreign loans to buttress the economy.

    Synonyms strengthen reinforce bolster support shore up

    Opposite weaken undermine sap erode

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

support prop mainstay bulwark pillar strengthen reinforce bolster shore up

Antonyms

weaken undermine sap erode

§Grammar and usage

Usage: The verb is common in editorials in phrases such as 'buttress an argument' or 'buttress a claim'.

Usage में यह verb संपादकीय लेखों में 'buttress an argument' या 'buttress a claim' जैसे phrases में प्रायः आता है।