SUPPORT


Meaning of SUPPORT in English

I. verb

1.

Synonyms: bear 10, abide, brook, endure, go, stand, ||stick, stomach, swallow, take

2.

to favor actively in the face of opposition

support an unpopular economic policy

Synonyms: advocate, back, backstop, champion, side (with), uphold

Related Word: applaud, approve, endorse, favor, plunk (for), pull (for), root; adopt, embrace, espouse; defend, maintain, sustain

Idioms: align oneself with, be on (someone's) side, take (someone's) side

Contrasted words: battle, combat, counter, fight, oppose; withstand

Antonyms: buck

3.

to supply what is needed for sustenance

support his family

Synonyms: maintain, provide (for)

Idioms: boil the pot, bring home the bacon, make a living for, take care of

4.

to hold up in position by serving as a foundation or base for

pillars supporting an arch

Synonyms: bear up, bolster, brace, buttress, carry, prop, shore (up), sustain, upbear, uphold

Related Word: stand

5.

to keep from yielding, sinking, or losing courage or stability

her friends supported her during the crisis

Synonyms: bolster, buoy (up), prop, sustain, underprop, uphold; compare encourage 1

Related Word: encourage; fortify, stiffen, strengthen

II. noun

1.

Synonyms: help 1, aid, assist, assistance, comfort, hand, lift, relief, secours, succor

2.

Synonyms: help 2, aid

3.

a supporting means, agency, medium, or device

girders as structural supports

strong economic support for the government

Synonyms: brace, buttress, column, prop, shore, stay, underpinner, underpinning, underpropping

Related Word: base, foundation; sustentation

4.

Synonyms: living , alimentation, alimony, bread, keep, livelihood, maintenance, salt, subsistence, sustenance

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