n. 25B6; verb
they supplied money to rebels : GIVE, contribute, provide, furnish, donate, bestow, grant, endow, impart; dispense, disburse, allocate, assign; informal fork out, shell out.
the lake supplies the city with water : PROVIDE, furnish, endow, serve, confer; equip, arm.
windmills supply their power needs : SATISFY, meet, fulfil, cater for.
25B6; noun
a limited supply of food : STOCK, store, reserve, reservoir, stockpile, hoard, cache; storehouse, repository; fund, mine, bank.
the supply of alcoholic liquor : PROVISION, dissemination, distribution, serving.
go to a supermarket for supplies : PROVISIONS, stores, stocks, rations, food, foodstuffs, eatables, produce, necessities; informal eats; formal comestibles.
25B6; adjective a supply teacher : SUBSTITUTE, stand-in, fill-in, locum, temporary, stopgap.