( v. t. )
To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.
( v. t. )
To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012