Support

sup·port

   [suh-pawrt, -pohrt] Show IPA

verb (used with object)

1.

to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.

2.

to sustain or withstand (weight, pressure, strain, etc.) without giving way; serve as a prop for.

3.

to undergo or endure, especially with patience or submission; tolerate.

4.

to sustain (a person, the mind, spirits, courage, etc.) under trial or affliction: They supported him throughout his ordeal.

5.

to maintain (a person, family, establishment, institution, etc.) by supplying with things necessary to existence; provide for: to support a family.

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10.

the act or an instance of supporting.

11.

the state of being supported.

12.

something that serves as a foundation, prop, brace, or stay.

13.

maintenance, as of a person or family, with necessaries, means, or funds: to pay for support of an orphan.

14.a person or thing that supports, as financially: The pension was his only support.