support

support: support [sə pôrt′]

vt.

[ME supporten < MFr supporter < LL(Ec) supportare, to endure, bear < L, to carry, bring to a place < sub-,SUB- + portare, to carry: see PORT³]

1.

a) to carry or bear the weight of; keep from falling, slipping or sinking; hold up

b) to carry or bear (a specified weight, strain, pressure, etc.)

2. to give courage, faith, or confidence to; help or comfort

3. to give approval to or be in favor of; subscribe to; uphold

4. to maintain or provide for (a person, institution, etc.) with money, or subsistence

5. to show or tend to show to be true; help prove, vindicate, or corroborate [evidence to support a claim]

6. to bear; endure; submit to; tolerate

7. to keep up; maintain; sustain; specif., to maintain (the price of a specified commodity) as by government purchase of surpluses

8. Comput. to be compatible with: see COMPATIBLE (sense 5)

9. Theater to act a subordinate role in the same play with (a specified star)

n.

1. a supporting or being supported

2. a person or thing that supports; specif.,

a) a prop, base, brace, etc.

b) a means of subsistence

c) an elastic, girdlelike device to support or bind a part of the body

d) maintenance and service, as for a computer system's software or hardware [technical support]

adj.

providing or having to do with support [support staff for a company's computer system]

supportable

adj.

supportably

adv.

SYN.- SUPPORT, the broadest of these terms, suggests a favoring of someone or something, either by giving active aid or merely by approving or sanctioning [to support a candidate for office ]; UPHOLD suggests that what is being supported is under attack [to uphold civil rights for all ]; SUSTAIN implies full active support so as to strengthen or keep from failing [sustained by his hope for the future ]; MAINTAIN suggests a supporting so as to keep intact or unimpaired [to maintain the law, a family, etc. ]; ADVOCATE implies support in speech or writing and sometimes connotes persuasion or argument [to advocate a change in policy ]; BACK¹ (often BACK UP) suggests support, as financial aid, moral encouragement, etc., given to prevent failure [I'll back you up in your demands ]

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Synonyms:

Sustain, uphold, prop, brace, bear up, hold up, shore up, Prop, stay, shore, supporter, brace, hold / Carry on, maintain / Endure, bear, undergo, suffer, tolerate, put up with, go through, Base, basis, bed, foundation / Cherish, nourish, maintain, provide for, nurture, Sustenance, maintenance, subsistence, livelihood, living, keeping, sustentation / Have, hold, keep up, maintain, sustain, preserve, Nutriment, sustenance, food, bread / Perform, play, act, take the part of, sustain, assume, carry, represent, Aid, help, assistance, succor, favor, countenance, encouragement, patronage, comfort / Substantiate, confirm, make good, verify / Assist, aid, help, second, patronize, abet, befriend, back, countenance, encourage, back up, succor, relieve, uphold, favor, shield, protect, defend / Further, forward, advocate, vindicate, maintain, defend, stay, assist / Accompany (as an assistant), attend, act as aid to

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Support — Sup*port , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supporting}.] [F. supporter, L. supportare to carry on, to convey, in LL., to support, sustain; sub under + portare to carry. See {Port} demeanor.] 1. To bear by being under; to keep… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Support — may refer to the following:* Sympathy, emotional support; * Technical support (a.k.a tech support) in computer hardware, software or electronic goods; * Support (mathematics), a kind of subset of the domain of a function; * Support (measure… … Wikipedia
Support — Sup*port , n. [F.] 1. The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining. [1913 Webster] 2. That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind. [1913 Webster] 3. That which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Support — (Anglizismus v. engl. support [səˈpɔːɹt] = „die Unterstützung“; to support = „unterstützen“) steht für: Support (Dienstleistung), problemorientierte Beratungstätigkeiten Vorgruppe einer (bekannteren) Musikband bei einem Live Auftritt Träger… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Support — (franz., spr. ßüppōr oder suppórt, »Stütze, Träger«, Werkzeugträger), bei Werkzeugmaschinen die Vorrichtung, durch die das Werkzeug eine feste Stellung und sichere Führung erhält. Häufig benutzt man, besonders bei Drehbänken (s. Drehbank, S. 180) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Support — für Abdrehen balliger Laufflächen der Riemenscheiben, eine Vorrichtung auf der Drehbank derart, daß die Stichelspitze den Meridian der Lauffläche bezw. Randfläche der Riemenscheibe beschreibt, der in der Regel ein Kreisbogen ist. Am einfachsten… … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Support — Support, feste Auflage für ein Werkzeug an einer Maschine, bes. a) für den Meißel an Hobelmaschinen; der Meißel ist in einem Schieber befestigt, welcher mittelst Schrauben auf u. nieder u. auch in der Breitenrichtung der Tafel, auf welcher das… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Support — (frz., spr. ßüppohr, »Stütze«), s. Drehbank … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Support — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Support », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Le support est l appui ou le soutien de… … Wikipédia en Français
support — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French supporter, from Late Latin supportare, from Latin, to transport, from sub + portare to carry more at fare Date: 14th century 1. to endure bravely or quietly ; bear 2. a. (1) to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
SUPPORT — s. m. Ce qui soutient une chose, ce sur quoi elle pose. Si vous ôtez cette colonne, la voûte tombera, car elle n aura plus de support. Ce pilier est le support de toute la voûte. La tige de cette plante a besoin de support, d un support. Il… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

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