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support
(s/@/'p/oU/rt )

noun (n)

  • the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities(noun.act)
    Example:
    His support kept the family together.
    They gave him emotional support during difficult times.
    source: wordnet30
  • aiding the cause or policy or interests of(noun.act)
    Example:
    The president no longer has the support of his own party.
    They developed a scheme of mutual support.
    source: wordnet30
  • something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    The policy found little public support.
    His faith was all the support he needed.
    The team enjoyed the support of their fans.
    source: wordnet30
  • a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission(noun.act)
    Example:
    They called for artillery support.
    Synonym:
    reenforcement, reinforcement
    source: wordnet30
  • documentary validation(noun.act)
    Example:
    The strongest support for this view is the work of Jones.
    Synonym:
    documentation
    source: wordnet30
  • the financial means whereby one lives(noun.possession)
    Example:
    He applied to the state for support.
    Synonym:
    bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, sustenance
    source: wordnet30
  • supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    The statue stood on a marble support.
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening(noun.act)
    Example:
    He leaned against the wall for support.
    Synonym:
    supporting
    source: wordnet30
  • a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    accompaniment, backup, musical accompaniment
    source: wordnet30
  • any device that bears the weight of another thing(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    There was no place to attach supports for a shelf.
    source: wordnet30
  • financial resources provided to make some project possible(noun.possession)
    Example:
    The foundation provided support for the experiment.
    Synonym:
    backing, financial backing, financial support, funding
    source: wordnet30
  • The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to(verb.social)
    Example:
    She supported him during the illness.
    Synonym:
    back up
    source: wordnet30
  • support materially or financially(verb.possession)
    Example:
    He does not support his natural children.
    The scholarship supported me when I was in college.
    source: wordnet30
  • be behind; approve of(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for
    source: wordnet30
  • be the physical support of; carry the weight of(verb.contact)
    Example:
    He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam.
    Synonym:
    hold, hold up, sustain
    source: wordnet30
  • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    The evidence supports the defendant.
    Synonym:
    affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, sustain
    Antonym:
    contradict, negate
    source: wordnet30
  • adopt as a belief(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    subscribe
    source: wordnet30
  • support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    bear out, corroborate, underpin
    source: wordnet30
  • argue or speak in defense of(verb.communication)
    Example:
    She supported the motion to strike.
    Synonym:
    defend, fend for
    source: wordnet30
  • play a subordinate role to (another performer)(verb.creation)
    Example:
    Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act.
    source: wordnet30
  • be a regular customer or client of(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    keep going, patronage, patronise, patronize
    source: wordnet30
  • put up with something or somebody unpleasant(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, tolerate
    source: wordnet30
  • To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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