Meaning (1):
- the financial means whereby one lives
Example in sentence:- each child was expected to pay for their keep;
- he applied to the state for support;
- he could no longer earn his own livelihood
Meaning (2):
- the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
Example in sentence:- he leaned against the wall for support
Meaning (3):
- documentary validation
Example in sentence:- his documentation of the results was excellent;
- the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones
Meaning (4):
- something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
Example in sentence:- his faith was all the support he needed;
- the policy found little public support;
- the team enjoyed the support of their fans
Meaning (5):
- the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
Example in sentence:- his support kept the family together;
- they gave him emotional support during difficult times
Meaning (6):
- financial resources provided to make some project possible
Example in sentence:- the foundation provided support for the experiment
Meaning (7):
- aiding the cause or policy or interests of
Example in sentence:- the president no longer has the support of his own party;
- they developed a scheme of mutual support
Meaning (8):
- supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
Example in sentence:- the statue stood on a marble support
Meaning (9):
- any device that bears the weight of another thing
Example in sentence:- there was no place to attach supports for a shelf
Meaning (10):
- a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
Example in sentence:- they called for artillery support
Meaning (11):
- support materially or financially
Example in sentence:- he does not support his natural children;
- The scholarship supported me when I was in college
Meaning (12):
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Example in sentence:- he learned to tolerate the heat;
- I cannot bear his constant criticism;
- She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage;
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
Meaning (13):
- be behind; approve of
Example in sentence:- He plumped for the Labor Party;
- I backed Kennedy in 1960
Meaning (14):
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
Example in sentence:- He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam;
- The beam holds up the roof;
- What's holding that mirror?
Meaning (15):
- give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
Example in sentence:- Her children always backed her up;
- She supported him during the illness
Meaning (16):
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
Example in sentence:- his story confirmed my doubts;
- The evidence supports the defendant
Meaning (17):
- adopt as a belief
Example in sentence:- I subscribe to your view on abortion
Meaning (18):
- play a subordinate role to (another performer)
Example in sentence:- Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act
Meaning (19):
- be a regular customer or client of
Example in sentence:- Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could;
- We patronize this store
Meaning (20):
- argue or speak in defense of
Example in sentence:- She supported the motion to strike
Meaning (21):
- support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
Example in sentence:- The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
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