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2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] Someone who is bold is not shy or embarrassed in the company of other people. □  I don't feel I'm being bold, because it's always been natural for me to just speak out. ●  bold|ly ADV □  'You should do it,' the girl said, boldly.

3 ADJ A bold colour or pattern is very bright and noticeable. □  …bold flowers in various shades of red, blue or white. □  …bold, dramatic colours. ●  bold|ly ADV □  The design is pretty startling and very boldly coloured.

4 ADJ Bold lines or designs are drawn in a clear, strong way. □  Each picture is shown in colour on one page and as a bold outline on the opposite page.

5 N‑UNCOUNT [usu N n] Bold is print which is thicker and looks blacker than ordinary printed letters. [TECHNICAL ]

bo|lero (boleros ) Pronounced /bɒ ləroʊ, [AM ] bəle roʊ/ for meaning 1 , and /bəleə roʊ/ for meaning 2 . 1 N‑COUNT A bolero is a very short jacket, sometimes without sleeves. Boleros are worn mainly by women.

2 N‑COUNT The bolero is a traditional Spanish dance. □  They danced a romantic bolero together.

Bo|liv|ian /bəl I viən/ (Bolivians ) ADJ Bolivian means belonging or relating to Bolivia or its people. ● N‑COUNT A Bolivian is a person who comes from Bolivia.

bol|lard /bɒ lɑː ^r d/ (bollards )

1 N‑COUNT Bollards are short thick concrete posts that are used to prevent cars from going on to someone's land or on to part of a road. [BRIT ]

2 N‑COUNT Bollards are strong wooden or metal posts on the side of a river or harbour. Boats are tied to them.

bol|locks /bɒ ləks/

1 EXCLAM ; N‑UNCOUNT Bollocks is used by some people to express disagreement, dislike, or annoyance. [BRIT , INFORMAL , RUDE , FEELINGS ]

2 N‑PLURAL A man's bollocks are his testicles. [BRIT , INFORMAL , RUDE ]

Bol|she|vik /bɒ lʃ I v I k/ (Bolsheviks )

1 ADJ Bolshevik is used to describe the political system and ideas that Lenin and his supporters introduced in Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917. □  Seventy-four years after the Bolshevik Revolution, the Soviet era ended. □  …anti-Bolshevik forces.

2 N‑COUNT A Bolshevik was a person who supported Lenin and his political ideas.

Bol|she|vism /bɒ lʃ I v I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Bolshevism is the political system and ideas that Lenin and his supporters introduced in Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917.

bol|shy /bɒ lʃi/ also bolshie ADJ If you say that someone is bolshy , you mean that they easily get angry and often do not do what other people want them to do. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  Carol is bolshy at not getting a promotion.

bol|ster /boʊ lstə ^r / (bolsters , bolstering , bolstered )

1 VERB If you bolster something such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it. □ [V n] Hopes of an early cut in interest rates bolstered confidence.

2 VERB If someone tries to bolster their position in a situation, they try to strengthen it. □ [V n] Britain is free to adopt policies to bolster its economy. ● PHRASAL VERB Bolster up means the same as bolster . □ [V P n] …an aid programme to bolster up their troubled economy. [Also V n P ]

3 N‑COUNT A bolster is a firm pillow shaped like a long tube which is sometimes put across a bed under the ordinary pillows.

▸  bolster up → see bolster 2

bolt /boʊ lt/ (bolts , bolting , bolted )

1 N‑COUNT A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.

2 VERB When you bolt one thing to another, you fasten them firmly together, using a bolt. □ [V n + to ] The safety belt is easy to fit as there's no need to bolt it to seat belt anchorage points. □ [V n with together/on ] Bolt the components together. □ [V -ed] …a wooden bench which was bolted to the floor.