support (verb)
1support — ► VERB 1) bear all or part of the weight of. 2) give assistance, encouragement, or approval to. 3) be actively interested in (a sports team). 4) provide with a home and the necessities of life. 5) be capable of sustaining (life). 6) confirm or… …
2support — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 help and encouragement ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full, total ▪ firm, solid, strong ▪ The candidate enjoys the firm support of local industry …
3support*/*/*/ — [səˈpɔːt] verb [T] I 1) to approve of an idea or a person or organization, and help them to be successful The United Nations has supported efforts to return the refugees peacefully.[/ex] Of course we all support the prime minister.[/ex] 2) to… …
4SUPPORT — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index support noun endorsement, reference, sponsor, support verb back, confirm, encourage, prove, support (2) …
5support — 1. support, verb Furnishing funds or means for maintenance; to maintain; to provide for; to enable to continue; to carry on. To provide a means of livelihood. To vindicate, to maintain, to defend, to uphold with aid or countenance 2. support,… …
6support — sup·port 1 vt 1 a: to promote the interests or cause of b: to uphold or defend as valid or right c: to argue or vote for 2: to provide with substantiation or corroboration support an alibi 3: to provide with the means …
7support — Verb: To carry the weight of something. To comfort and sustain. To furnish the necessities of life for maintenance in a proper manner, not merely the necessities for a bare maintenance. Anno: 13 ALR 689 (term appearing in workmen s compensation… …
8support — verb 1》 bear all or part of the weight of. 2》 give assistance, encouragement, or approval to. ↘be actively interested in (a particular sports team). ↘[as adjective supporting] (of an actor or a role) of secondary importance to the leading …
9support — [[t]səpɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦ supports, supporting, supported 1) VERB If you support someone or their ideas or aims, you agree with them, and perhaps help them because you want them to succeed. [V n] The vice president insisted that he supported the hard …
10support — The place on a chart where the buying of futures contracts is sufficient to halt a price decline. Chicago Board of Trade glossary A horizontal price range where price hovers due to buying pressure before attempting a downward move. The CENTER… …
