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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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documentary validation | | Example: 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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be behind; approve of | | Example: 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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adopt as a belief | | Example: 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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