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Support
səˈpɔːt
- bear all or part of the weight of; hold up
"the dome was supported by a hundred white columns"
- give assistance to, especially financially
"the government gives £2,500 million a year to support the voluntary sector"
help aid assist back champion give help to help assist aid be on the side of side with favour prefer abet aid and abet encourage- provide with a home and the necessities of life
"my main concern was to support my family"
- produce enough food and water for; be capable of sustaining
"the land had lost its capacity to support life"
- give approval, comfort, or encouragement to
"the proposal was supported by many delegates"
- be actively interested in and concerned for the success of (a particular sports team)
"fans should always support their team fully, no matter what"
- (of a pop or rock group or performer) function as a secondary act to (another) at a concert
"the band supported him on a tour"
- suggest the truth of; corroborate
"the studies support our findings"
substantiate back up give force to give weight to bear out corroborate confirm attest to verify prove validate authenticate endorse ratify document - (of a computer or operating system) allow the use or operation of (a program, language, or device)
"the new versions do not support the graphical user interface standard"
- endure; tolerate
"at work during the day I could support the grief"
- a thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright
"the best support for a camera is a tripod"
- the action of supporting something or someone or the state of being supported
"she clutched the sideboard for support"
- material assistance
"the bank provided unstinting financial support"
maintenance keep sustenance subsistence contributions backing donations money subsidy funding funds finance capital backing help assistance aid votes endorsement sanction approval blessing patronage advocacy backing promotion championship espousal defence recommendation recommending argument for arguing for- approval, encouragement, or comfort
"the paper printed many letters in support of the government"
- a source of comfort or encouragement
"he was a great support when her father died"
- technical help given to the user of a computer or other product
- a secondary act at a pop or rock concert
"a support band"
- evidence that serves to corroborate something
"the study provides support for both theories"