(n.) That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like; subsistence; maintenance; assistance; reenforcement; as, he gave his family a good support, the support of national credit; the assaulting column had the support of a battery.
SUPPORT (13)
Meaning of SUPPORT (13) in English
Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012