English to English noun
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the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities | Example:
• his support kept the family together • they gave him emotional support during difficult times
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aiding the cause or policy or interests of | Example:
• the president no longer has the support of his own party • they developed a scheme of mutual support
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something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest | Example:
• the policy found little public support • his faith was all the support he needed • the team enjoyed the support of their fans
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a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission | Example:
• they called for artillery support
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• his documentation of the results was excellent • the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones
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the financial means whereby one lives | Example:
• each child was expected to pay for their keep • he applied to the state for support • he could no longer earn his own livelihood
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supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation | Example:
• the statue stood on a marble support
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the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening | Example:
• he leaned against the wall for support
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a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts | source: wordnet30
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any device that bears the weight of another thing | Example:
• there was no place to attach supports for a shelf
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financial resources provided to make some project possible | Example:
• the foundation provided support for the experiment
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The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining. | source: webster1913 verb
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give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to | Example:
• She supported him during the illness • Her children always backed her up
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support materially or financially | Example:
• he does not support his natural children • The scholarship supported me when I was in college
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• He plumped for the Labor Party • I backed Kennedy in 1960
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be the physical support of; carry the weight of | Example:
• The beam holds up the roof • He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam • What's holding that mirror?
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establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts | Example:
• his story confirmed my doubts • The evidence supports the defendant
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• I subscribe to your view on abortion
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support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm | Example:
• The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
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argue or speak in defense of | Example:
• She supported the motion to strike
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play a subordinate role to (another performer) | Example:
• Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act
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be a regular customer or client of | Example:
• We patronize this store • Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could
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put up with something or somebody unpleasant | Example:
• I cannot bear his constant criticism • The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks • he learned to tolerate the heat • She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
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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. | source: webster1913
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