support
noun
1. the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
- his support kept the family together
- they gave him emotional support during difficult times
Definition categories: act, activity
2. aiding the cause or policy or interests of
- the president no longer has the support of his own party
- they developed a scheme of mutual support
Definition categories: act, aid, assist, assistance, help
3. something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
- the policy found little public support
- his faith was all the support he needed
- the team enjoyed the support of their fans
Definition categories: thought, influence
4. 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
Similar word(s): reinforcement
Definition categories: act, operation
5. documentary validation
- the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones
Similar word(s): documentation
Definition categories: act, proof, substantiation, validation
6. the financial means whereby one lives
- he applied to the state for support
Similar word(s): keep, livelihood, living, sustenance
Definition categories: possession, resource
7. supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
- the statue stood on a marble support
Definition categories: man–made
8. the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
- he leaned against the wall for support
Similar word(s): supporting
Definition categories: act, activity
9. a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
Similar word(s): accompaniment, backup
Definition categories: communication, part, voice
10. any device that bears the weight of another thing
- there was no place to attach supports for a shelf
Definition categories: man–made, device
11. financial resources provided to make some project possible
- the foundation provided support for the experiment
Similar word(s): backing, funding
Definition categories: possession, resource
Sentences with support as a noun:
- Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.
- The government provides support to the arts in several ways.
- Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?
- If the membership function of a fuzzy set is continuous, then that fuzzy set's support is an open set.
- The new research provides further support for our theory.
verb
1. give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
- She supported him during the illness
Definition categories: social
2. support materially or financially
- he does not support his natural children
- The scholarship supported me when I was in college
Definition categories: possession, give
3. be behind; approve of
Similar word(s): back, endorse, indorse
Definition categories: social, approve, okay, sanction
4. be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
Similar word(s): hold, sustain
Definition categories: contact
5. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- The evidence supports the defendant
Similar word(s): affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, sustain
Definition categories: cognition
6. adopt as a belief
Similar word(s): subscribe
Definition categories: communication, agree, concord, concur, hold
7. support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
Similar word(s): corroborate, underpin
Definition categories: stative, agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally
8. argue or speak in defense of
- She supported the motion to strike
Similar word(s): defend
Definition categories: communication, argue, reason
9. play a subordinate role to (another performer)
- Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act
Definition categories: creation, act, play, represent
10. be a regular customer or client of
Similar word(s): patronage, patronise, patronize
Definition categories: communication, foster, nurture
11. put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Similar word(s): abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, stand, stomach, suffer, tolerate
Definition categories: cognition, allow, countenance, let, permit
Sentences with support as a verb:
- Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.
- Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?
- I support France in the World Cup
- The government supports the arts in several ways.
- The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges.
- The evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
- The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force.
- I don't make decisions: I just support those who do.
- Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software.
- I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization
- to support the character of King Lear