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1support — vb 1 Support, sustain, prop, bolster, buttress, brace are comparable when they mean to hold up either literally or figuratively, though they vary greatly in their specific senses and in the range of their applicability. Support suggests the… …
2Support — 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… …
3Support arms — 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 …
4shield-back chair — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a Hepplewhite chair that has a back whose short side posts support a shield shaped framework …
5support — v 1. bear, bear up, upbear, hold, hold up, uphold, truss, truss up; prop, prop up, brace, bolster, bolster up, buttress, gird, stay, mainstay; carry, shoulder, keep up, crutch, shore, shore up, reinforce, re strengthen; bed, embed, base, be at… …
6support — I. v. a. 1. Sustain, uphold, prop, brace, bear up, hold up, shore up. 2. Endure, bear, undergo, suffer, tolerate, put up with, go through. 3. Cherish, nourish, maintain, provide for, nurture. 4. Have, hold, keep up, maintain, sustain, preserve. 5 …
7List of United States Air Force support squadrons — In the United States Air Force, a support squadron supplies all the necessary manpower and equipment needed to continue numerous tasks. An operations support squadron may dictate policy, train aircrews, and maintain airfields based on the… …
8Tunnelling shield — A tunnelling shield is a protective structure used in the excavation of tunnels through soil that is too soft or fluid to remain stable during the time it takes to line the tunnel with a support structure of concrete, cast iron or steel. In… …
9Police Support Unit (UK) — A Police Support Unit or PSU is a unit of police officers who have undergone specialist training in public order policing. Police Support Unit training in the United Kingdom is voluntary tactical training undertaken by selected candidates that… …
10Operation Defensive Shield — Part of the Second Intifada Israeli tanks in Ramallah …
