support
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(verb) support; of morale, theories, etc. |
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Synonyms: bolster, bolster up |
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Related Words: reenforce, reinforce |
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(noun) a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" |
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Synonyms: reenforcement, reinforcement |
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Related Words: close support, operation |
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(noun) the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support"; "they forded the stream supporting their packs over their heads" |
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Synonyms: supporting |
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Related Words: activity, dangling, hanging, propping up, shoring, shoring up, suspension |
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(noun) aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer had the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support" |
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Related Words: adherence, advocacy, aid, approval, approving, assist, assistance, attachment, blessing, endorsement, help, helping, reassurance, sponsorship |
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(noun) the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times" |
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Related Words: activity, logistic assistance, logistic support, maintenance, sustainment, sustenance, sustentation, upkeep |
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(verb) play a subordinate role to (another performer) |
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Related Words: act, play, represent |
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(verb) support financially in an enterprise; "The scholarship saw me through college" |
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Synonyms: see through |
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Related Words: fund, give, patronize, sponsor, subsidize |
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(verb) be supportive of; "Will you support me during the meeting?" |
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Synonyms: back up |
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Related Words: advance, aid, assist, back, boost, buy at, carry, encourage, endorse, frequent, further, help, indorse, patronize, promote, second, shop, shop at, sponsor, undergird |
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(noun) any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" |
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Related Words: andiron, arch support, back, backboard, backrest, baluster, base, bearing, bearing wall, bedpost, bookend, brace, bracket, bridge, device, dog, dogiron, firedog, foot, football tee, foothold, footing, gunstock, handrest, hanger, harness, harp, headstock, leg, pedestal, perch, pier, pillow block, rack, radius, rest, rib, rocker, seat, shelf, skeg, sling, spoke, stair, stand, step, stirrup, stirrup iron, stock, structural member, tailstock, tee, undercarriage, yoke |
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(noun) something that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support" |
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Related Words: abutment, architrave, base, basement, buttress, buttressing, foot, footstall, foundation, fundament, groundwork, pedestal, plinth, prop, substructure, supporting structure, understructure |
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(noun) something providing immaterial support or assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans" |
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Related Words: anchor, backbone, influence, lifeline, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay |
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(noun) the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" |
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Synonyms: bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, sustenance |
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Related Words: amenities, comforts, conveniences, creature comforts, maintenance, resource, subsistence |
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(noun) financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" |
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Synonyms: backing, financial backing, financial support, funding |
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Related Words: resource |
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(noun) documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this this view is the work of Jones" |
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Synonyms: documentation |
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Related Words: proof, proving, validating, validation |
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(verb) argue in defense of |
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Synonyms: defend, fend for |
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Related Words: apologise, apologize, argue, excuse, justify, rationalize, reason, stand up, uphold |
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(verb) be the support of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"; also metaphorically: "Her efforts support us morally" |
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Synonyms: hold, hold up, sustain |
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Related Words: block, brace, bracket, buoy, buoy up, carry, chock, pole, prop, prop up, shore up, truss, underpin |
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(noun) a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts |
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Synonyms: accompaniment |
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Related Words: descant, discant, part, vamp, voice |
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(verb) adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion" |
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Synonyms: stand, subscribe |
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Related Words: agree, concur |
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(verb) be a customer or client of; "We patronize this store" |
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Synonyms: patronage, patronize |
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Related Words: foster, nurture |
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(verb) support with evidence or authority : make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" |
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Synonyms: bear out, corroborate, underpin |
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Related Words: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally |
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(verb) strengthen or make more firm as by corroboration; "his story confirmed my doubts" |
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Synonyms: affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, sustain |
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Related Words: demonstrate, document, establish, prove, shew, show, validate, verify |
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(verb) be behind; support or vote for; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" |
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Synonyms: back, endorse, plump for, plunk for |
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Related Words: approve, champion, defend, guarantee, ok, okay, root, sanction, side, warrant |
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