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Noun

(15)S: (n) support#1 (support%1:04:04::) (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"
(9)S: (n) support#2 (support%1:04:00::) (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"
(4)S: (n) support#3 (support%1:09:00::) (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"
(4)S: (n) support#4 (support%1:04:03::), reinforcement#1 (reinforcement%1:04:01::), reenforcement#2 (reenforcement%1:04:00::) (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"
(3)S: (n) documentation#3 (documentation%1:04:00::), support#5 (support%1:04:02::) (documentary validation) "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"
(2)S: (n) support#6 (support%1:21:00::), keep#1 (keep%1:21:00::), livelihood#1 (livelihood%1:21:00::), living#4 (living%1:21:00::), bread and butter#1 (bread_and_butter%1:21:00::), sustenance#2 (sustenance%1:21:00::) (the financial means whereby one lives) "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
(2)S: (n) support#7 (support%1:06:01::) (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation) "the statue stood on a marble support"
(2)S: (n) support#8 (support%1:04:01::), supporting#1 (supporting%1:04:00::) (the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening) "he leaned against the wall for support"
(1)S: (n) accompaniment#2 (accompaniment%1:10:00::), musical accompaniment#1 (musical_accompaniment%1:10:00::), backup#3 (backup%1:10:00::), support#9 (support%1:10:01::) (a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts)
(1)S: (n) support#10 (support%1:06:00::) (any device that bears the weight of another thing) "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
S: (n) support#11 (support%1:21:01::), financial support#1 (financial_support%1:21:00::), funding#1 (funding%1:21:00::), backing#3 (backing%1:21:00::), financial backing#1 (financial_backing%1:21:00::) (financial resources provided to make some project possible) "the foundation provided support for the experiment"

Verb

(26)S: (v) support#1 (support%2:41:00::), back up#1 (back_up%2:41:00::) (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to) "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
(16)S: (v) support#2 (support%2:40:00::) (support materially or financially) "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"
(14)S: (v) back#1 (back%2:41:00::), endorse#1 (endorse%2:41:00::), indorse#1 (indorse%2:41:00::), plump for#1 (plump_for%2:41:00::), plunk for#1 (plunk_for%2:41:00::), support#3 (support%2:41:01::) (be behind; approve of) "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
(14)S: (v) hold#10 (hold%2:35:01::), support#4 (support%2:35:00::), sustain#5 (sustain%2:35:00::), hold up#1 (hold_up%2:35:00::) (be the physical support of; carry the weight of) "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
(6)S: (v) confirm#1 (confirm%2:31:00::), corroborate#1 (corroborate%2:31:00::), sustain#7 (sustain%2:31:00::), substantiate#1 (substantiate%2:31:00::), support#5 (support%2:31:00::), affirm#1 (affirm%2:31:00::) (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts) "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
(3)S: (v) subscribe#3 (subscribe%2:32:03::), support#6 (support%2:32:00::) (adopt as a belief) "I subscribe to your view on abortion"
(2)S: (v) corroborate#3 (corroborate%2:42:00::), underpin#2 (underpin%2:42:00::), bear out#1 (bear_out%2:42:00::), support#7 (support%2:42:00::) (support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm) "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
(2)S: (v) defend#1 (defend%2:32:00::), support#8 (support%2:32:01::), fend for#1 (fend_for%2:32:00::) (argue or speak in defense of) "She supported the motion to strike"
S: (v) support#9 (support%2:36:00::) (play a subordinate role to (another performer)) "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act"
S: (v) patronize#4 (patronize%2:32:00::), patronise#4 (patronise%2:32:00::), patronage#2 (patronage%2:32:00::), support#10 (support%2:32:02::), keep going#3 (keep_going%2:32:00::) (be a regular customer or client of) "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
S: (v) digest#3 (digest%2:31:03::), endure#1 (endure%2:31:00::), stick out#3 (stick_out%2:31:00::), stomach#2 (stomach%2:31:00::), bear#3 (bear%2:31:00::), stand#5 (stand%2:31:00::), tolerate#1 (tolerate%2:31:00::), support#11 (support%2:31:04::), brook#1 (brook%2:31:00::), abide#2 (abide%2:31:00::), suffer#4 (suffer%2:31:00::), put up#4 (put_up%2:31:00::) (put up with something or somebody unpleasant) "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"