verb
1.
Synonyms: maintain 1, keep up, preserve, save
Related Word: nourish, support; prolong
2.
Synonyms: support 4, bear up, bolster, brace, buttress, carry, prop, shore (up), upbear, uphold
Related Word: lug, pack, tote
3.
Synonyms: support 5, bolster, buoy (up), prop, underprop, uphold
Related Word: befriend, favor
Idioms: stand by
Contrasted words: abandon, forsake; ignore
4.
Synonyms: bear 10, abide, brook, digest, endure, go, lump, stand, stomach, tolerate
5.
Synonyms: experience 1, have, know, see, suffer, undergo
Related Word: bear, endure