Support(n.) The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining.
Support(n.) That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind.
Support(n.) That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like; subsistence; maintenance; assistance; reenforcement; as, he gave his family a good support, the support of national credit; the assaulting column had the support of a battery.
Support(v. t.) 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.
Support(v. t.) To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes.
Support(v. t.) To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits.
Support(v. t.) To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear.
Support(v. t.) To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel.
Support(v. t.) To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate.
Support(v. t.) To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
Support(v. t.) To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause.
Support(v. t.) To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration.
Support(v. t.) A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison, supported by his two sons.
Supportable(a.) Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured; endurable.
Supportance(n.) Support.
Supportation(n.) Maintenance; support.
Supported(imp. & p. p.) of Support
Supporter(n.) One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life.
Supporter(n.) Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or candidate.
Supporter(n.) A knee placed under the cathead.
Supporter(n.) A figure, sometimes of a man, but commonly of some animal, placed on either side of an escutcheon, and exterior to it. Usually, both supporters of an escutcheon are similar figures.
Supporter(n.) A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or some other part or organ.
Supportful(a.) Abounding with support.
Supporting(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Support
Supportment(n.) Support.
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