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support > 22 senses
NOUN	1	support	The activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
	2	support	Aiding the cause or policy or interests of
	3	support	Something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
	4	support, reinforcement, reenforcement	A military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
	5	support, documentation	Documentary validation
	6	support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance	The financial means whereby one lives
	7	support	Supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
	8	support, supporting	The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
	9	support, accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup	A subordinate musical part
	10	support	Any device that bears the weight of another thing
	11	support, financial support, funding, backing, financial backing	Financial resources provided to make some project possible
VERB	1	support, back up	Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
	2	support	Support materially or financially
	3	support, back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for	Be behind
	4	support, hold, sustain, hold up	Be the physical support of
	5	support, confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, affirm	Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
	6	support, subscribe	Adopt as a belief
	7	support, corroborate, underpin, bear out	Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
	8	support, defend, fend for	Argue or speak in defense of
	9	support	Play a subordinate role to (another performer)
	10	support, patronize, patronise, patronage, keep going	Be a regular customer or client of
	11	support, digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, brook, abide, suffer, put up	Put up with something or somebody unpleasant

support > pronunciation
Sounds	sahpao'rt
Rhymes	abort, Agincourt, airport, and 45 more rhymes in aort...

support > noun 1, act
Meaning	The activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities.
Examples	"his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times"
Broader	activity
Narrower	sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep; logistic support, logistic assistance
Verbs	support

support > noun 2, act
Meaning	Aiding the cause or policy or interests of.
Examples	"the president no longer had the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support"
Broader	aid, assist, assistance, help
Narrower	attachment, adherence, adhesion; advocacy, protagonism; sponsorship; endorsement, indorsement; blessing, approval, approving; reassurance
Verbs	support; support; support

support > noun 3, cognition
Meaning	Something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest.
Examples	"the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans"
Broader	influence
Narrower	anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin; lifeline
Verbs	support

support > noun 4, act
Meaning	A military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission.
Examples	"they called for artillery support"
Synonyms	reinforcement, reenforcement
Category	military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Broader	operation, military operation
Narrower	close support

support > noun 5, act
Meaning	Documentary validation.
Examples	"the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"
Synonyms	documentation
Broader	validation, proof, substantiation
Verbs	support; support

support > noun 6, possession
Meaning	The financial means whereby one lives.
Examples	"he applied to the state for support"
Synonyms	keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
Broader	resource
Narrower	comforts, creature comforts, amenities, conveniences; maintenance; meal ticket; subsistence
Verbs	support

support > noun 7, artifact
Meaning	Supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation.
Examples	"the statue stood on a marble support"
Broader	supporting structure
Narrower	abutment; architrave; basement; buttress, buttressing; foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure; pedestal, plinth, footstall; prop
Verbs	support

support > noun 8, act
Meaning	The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening.
Examples	"he leaned against the wall for support"
Synonyms	supporting
Broader	activity
Narrower	shoring, shoring up, propping up; suspension, dangling, hanging
Verbs	support

support > noun 9, communication
Meaning	A subordinate musical part. Provides background for more important parts.
Synonyms	accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup
Broader	part, voice
Narrower	descant, discant; vamp
Verbs	support

support > noun 10, artifact
Meaning	Any device that bears the weight of another thing.
Examples	"there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
Broader	device
Narrower	andiron, firedog, dog, dog-iron; arch support; back, backrest; backboard; baluster; bar; base, pedestal, stand; bearing; bearing wall; bedpost; bookend; brace; bracket; bridge; foot; foothold, footing; handrest; hanger; harness; harp; headstock; leg; perch; pier; pier; pillow block; rack, stand; rest; rib; rocker; seat; shelf; spoke, wheel spoke, radius; step, stair; stirrup, stirrup iron; stock, gunstock; structural member; tailstock; tee, football tee; undercarriage; yoke
Verbs	support

support > noun 11, possession
Meaning	Financial resources provided to make some project possible.
Examples	"the foundation provided support for the experiment"
Synonyms	financial support, funding, backing, financial backing
Broader	resource
Verbs	support

support > verb 1, social
Meaning	Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Model	Sam cannot support Sue
Examples	"She supported him during the illness"
Synonyms	back up
Narrower	sponsor; patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor; help, assist, aid; promote, advance, boost, further, encourage; undergird; second, back, endorse, indorse
Adjectives	supportive
Nouns	supporter; support; supporter

support > verb 2, possession
Meaning	Support materially or financially.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"
Broader	give
Narrower	fund; subsidize, subsidise; provide, bring home the bacon; see through; sponsor, patronize, patronise
Nouns	support; support; support

support > verb 3, social
Meaning	Be behind. Approve of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for
Similar to	second, back, endorse, indorse
Broader	approve, O.K., okay, sanction
Narrower	guarantee, warrant; side, pull, root; champion, defend
Adjectives	supportive
Nouns	support; supporter

support > verb 4, contact
Meaning	Be the physical support of. Carry the weight of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"
Synonyms	hold, sustain, hold up
Narrower	scaffold; block; carry; chock; buoy, buoy up; pole; bracket; underpin; prop up, prop, shore up, shore; truss; brace
Nouns	supporter; support, supporting; support; support

support > verb 5, cognition
Meaning	Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples	"The evidence supports the defendant"
Synonyms	confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, affirm
Contrary	negate, contradict
Narrower	back, back up; vouch; verify; prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew; document; validate
Nouns	support

support > verb 6, communication
Meaning	Adopt as a belief.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	subscribe
Broader	agree, hold, concur, concord
Entails	approve, O.K., okay, sanction
Nouns	support

support > verb 7, stative
Meaning	Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	corroborate, underpin, bear out
Broader	match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
Nouns	support

support > verb 8, communication
Meaning	Argue or speak in defense of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"She supported the motion to strike"
Synonyms	defend, fend for
Broader	argue, reason
Narrower	apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise; stand up, stick up; uphold
Adjectives	supportive
Nouns	support; supporter; supporter

support > verb 9, creation
Meaning	Play a subordinate role to (another performer).
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act"
Category	dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre
Broader	act, play, represent
Nouns	support

support > verb 10, communication
Meaning	Be a regular customer or client of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	patronize, patronise, patronage, keep going
Similar to	run on, keep going
Broader	foster, nurture
Nouns	supporter

support > verb 11, cognition
Meaning	Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, brook, abide, suffer, put up
Similar to	suffer
Broader	permit, allow, let, countenance
Narrower	accept, live with, swallow; stand for, hold still for; bear up; take lying down; take a joke; take, undergo, submit; sit out; pay

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