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Definition of Support
1. Noun. The activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities. "They gave him emotional support during difficult times"
Specialized synonyms: Maintenance, Sustainment, Sustenance, Sustentation, Upkeep, Logistic Assistance, Logistic Support
2. Verb. Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to. "Sam cannot support Sue "; "Her children always backed her up"
Specialized synonyms: Sponsor, Buy At, Frequent, Patronise, Patronize, Shop, Shop At, Sponsor, Aid, Assist, Help, Advance, Boost, Encourage, Further, Promote, Undergird, Back, Endorse, Indorse, Second
Derivative terms: Backup, Supporter, Supporter, Supportive
3. Verb. Support materially or financially. "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"
Specialized synonyms: Fund, Subsidise, Subsidize, Bring Home The Bacon, Provide, See Through, Patronise, Patronize, Sponsor
4. Noun. Aiding the cause or policy or interests of. "They developed a scheme of mutual support"
Specialized synonyms: Adherence, Adhesion, Attachment, Advocacy, Protagonism, Sponsorship, Endorsement, Indorsement, Approval, Approving, Blessing, Reassurance
5. Verb. Be behind; approve of. "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
Generic synonyms: Approve, O.k., Okay, Sanction
Specialized synonyms: Guarantee, Warrant, Champion, Defend
Related verbs: Back, Endorse, Indorse, Second
Derivative terms: Backing, Endorsement, Endorsement, Endorser, Indorsement, Indorsement, Supporter, Supportive
6. Noun. Something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest. "The team enjoyed the support of their fans"
Specialized synonyms: Anchor, Backbone, Keystone, Linchpin, Lynchpin, Mainstay, Lifeline
7. Verb. Be the physical support of; carry the weight of. "What's holding that mirror?"
Specialized synonyms: Scaffold, Block, Carry, Chock, Buoy, Buoy Up, Pole, Bracket, Underpin, Prop, Prop Up, Shore, Shore Up, Truss, Brace
Derivative terms: Holder, Supporter, Supporting
8. Noun. A military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission. "They called for artillery support"
Generic synonyms: Military Operation, Operation
Specialized synonyms: Close Support
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Derivative terms: Reenforce, Reinforce
9. Verb. Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts. "The evidence supports the defendant"
Specialized synonyms: Back, Back Up, Vouch, Verify, Demonstrate, Establish, Prove, Shew, Show, Document, Validate
Derivative terms: Affirmable, Affirmation, Confirmation, Confirmation, Confirmative, Confirmatory, Corroboration, Corroborative, Corroboratory, Substantiation, Substantiation, Substantiative, Sustainable
Antonyms: Negate
10. Noun. Documentary validation. "The strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"
Generic synonyms: Proof, Substantiation, Validation
Derivative terms: Document
11. Verb. Adopt as a belief. "I subscribe to your view on abortion"
Generic synonyms: Agree, Concord, Concur, Hold
Entails: Approve, O.k., Okay, Sanction
Derivative terms: Subscriber
12. Noun. The financial means whereby one lives. "He could no longer earn his own livelihood"
Generic synonyms: Resource
Specialized synonyms: Amenities, Comforts, Conveniences, Creature Comforts, Maintenance, Meal Ticket, Subsistence
Derivative terms: Keep, Sustain
13. Verb. Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm. "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
Generic synonyms: Agree, Check, Correspond, Fit, Gibe, Jibe, Match, Tally
Derivative terms: Corroboration, Corroborative, Corroboratory
14. Noun. Supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation. "The statue stood on a marble support"
Generic synonyms: Supporting Structure
15. Verb. Argue or speak in defense of. "She supported the motion to strike"
Generic synonyms: Argue, Reason
Specialized synonyms: Apologise, Apologize, Excuse, Justify, Rationalise, Rationalize, Stand Up, Stick Up, Uphold
Derivative terms: Defence, Defender, Supporter, Supporter, Supportive
16. Noun. The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening. "He leaned against the wall for support"
Generic synonyms: Activity
Specialized synonyms: Propping Up, Shoring, Shoring Up, Dangling, Hanging, Suspension
17. Verb. Play a subordinate role to (another performer). "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act"
Generic synonyms: Act, Play, Represent
18. Noun. A musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts.
Generic synonyms: Part, Voice
Specialized synonyms: Descant, Discant, Vamp
Derivative terms: Accompany
19. Verb. Be a regular customer or client of. "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
Generic synonyms: Foster, Nurture
Related verbs: Keep Going, Run On
Derivative terms: Patronage, Patronage, Patron, Patron, Supporter
20. Noun. Any device that bears the weight of another thing. "There was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
Generic synonyms: Device
21. Noun. Financial resources provided to make some project possible. "The foundation provided support for the experiment"
Generic synonyms: Resource
Derivative terms: Back, Fund
22. Verb. Put up with something or somebody unpleasant. "Sam cannot support Sue "; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
Specialized synonyms: Accept, Live With, Swallow, Hold Still For, Stand For, Bear Up, Take Lying Down, Take A Joke, Sit Out, Pay
Generic synonyms: Allow, Countenance, Let, Permit
Related verbs: Suffer
Derivative terms: Abidance, Bearable, Endurance, Sufferance, Tolerance, Tolerant, Tolerant, Toleration
Definition of Support
1. v. t. 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.
2. n. The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining.
Definition of Support
1. Noun. Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to. ¹
2. Noun. Financial or other help. ¹
3. Noun. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold. ¹
4. Noun. (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set. ¹
5. Noun. (context: fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero). ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To keep from falling. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To back a cause, party etc. mentally or with concrete aid. ¹
9. Verb. (transitive) To help, particularly financially. ¹
10. Verb. (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to. ¹
11. Verb. (transitive) To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Support
1. to hold up or add strength to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Support
Literary usage of Support
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Phi Delta Kappan by Phi Delta Kappa (1912)
"If the basic support of education is removed, however, our civilization must ...
Anyone who is doubtful about the effect of public school support upon the ..."
2. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Committee on Environmental Policy (2006)
"Box 5.3 Three federal funds to support environmental investments The Water
Management Fund was founded in 1948 to help finance municipal water supply ..."
3. Oecd Economic Surveys by OECD Economic Surveys (2005)
"But the bulk of fiscal incentives comes from direct government support through a
... Access to government support is granted through public tenders. ..."
4. A Risk Reduction Strategy for Human Exploration of Space: A Review of NASA's by David E. Longnecker, Ricardo A. Molins (2006)
"THE CASE OF ADVANCED HUMAN LIFE support The engineering and system technology risks
... Advanced human life support comprises food and life support systems, ..."
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