| Sounds | sahpao'rt | |
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| Rhymes | abort ... wart: 48 rhymes with aort... | |
| Meaning | The activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities. | |
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| Narrower | logistic support, logistic assistance | Assistance between and within military commands |
| sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep | The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence | |
| Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
| Spanish | apoyo, ayuda | |
| Catalan | ajuda, ajut, suport | |
| Verbs | support | support materially or financially |
| Meaning | Aiding the cause or policy or interests of. | |
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| Narrower | advocacy, protagonism | active support of an idea or cause etc. |
| attachment, adherence, adhesion | Faithful support for a cause or political party or religion | |
| blessing, approval, approving | The formal act of approving | |
| endorsement, indorsement | The act of endorsing / endorsing | |
| reassurance | The act of reassuring | |
| sponsorship | The act of sponsoring (either officially or financially) | |
| Broader | aid, assist, assistance, help | The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose |
| Spanish | apoyo, ayuda | |
| Catalan | ajuda, ajut, suport | |
| Verbs | support | adopt as a belief |
| support | argue or speak in defense / defense of | |
| support | be behind | |
| Meaning | Something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest. | |
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| Narrower | anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin | A central cohesive source of support and stability |
| lifeline | support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection) | |
| Broader | influence | A cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do |
| Spanish | apoyo, corroboración, sostén | |
| Catalan | suport | |
| Verbs | support | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to |
| Meaning | A military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission. | |
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| Example | "they called for artillery support" | |
| Synonyms | reinforcement, reenforcement | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Narrower | close support | Close-in firing by one unit against an enemy / enemy engaged by another unit |
| Broader | operation, military operation | Activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) |
| Spanish | refuerzo | |
| Catalan | reforç | |
| Meaning | documentary validation. | |
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| Example | "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones" | |
| Synonym | documentation | |
| Broader | validation, proof, substantiation | The act of validating |
| Spanish | documentación, fundamento | |
| Catalan | documentació | |
| Verbs | support | establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |
| support | support / support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm | |
| Meaning | The financial means whereby one lives. | |
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| Example | "he applied to the state for support" | |
| Synonyms | keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance | |
| Narrower | comforts, creature comforts, amenities, conveniences | things that make you comfortable / comfortable and at ease |
| maintenance | means of maintenance of a family or group | |
| meal ticket | A source of income or livelihood | |
| subsistence | minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting | |
| Broader | resource | available source of wealth |
| Spanish | manutención, sustentación, sustento | |
| Catalan | manutenció, sustentacle | |
| Verbs | support | support materially or financially |
| Meaning | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation. | |
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| Example | "the statue stood on a marble support" | |
| Narrower | abutment | A masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge |
| architrave | The lowest part of an entablature | |
| basement | The ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture | |
| buttress, buttressing | A support usually of stone or brick | |
| foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure | Lowest support of a structure | |
| pedestal, plinth, footstall | An architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) | |
| prop | A support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling | |
| Broader | supporting structure | A structure that serves to support something |
| Spanish | apoyo, base, soporte | |
| Catalan | suport | |
| Verbs | support | be the physical support of |
| Meaning | The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening. | |
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| Example | "he leaned against the wall for support" | |
| Synonym | supporting | |
| Narrower | shoring, shoring up, propping up | The act of propping up with shores |
| suspension, dangling, hanging | The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) | |
| Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
| Verbs | support | be the physical support of |
| Meaning | A musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts. | |
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| Synonyms | accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup | |
| Narrower | descant, discant | A decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody |
| vamp | An improvised musical accompaniment | |
| Broader | part, voice | The melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music |
| Spanish | acompañamiento, música de acompañamiento | |
| Catalan | acompanyament, segona | |
| Verbs | support | play a subordinate role to (another performer) |
| Meaning | Any device that bears the weight of another thing. | |
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| Example | "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" | |
| Narrower | andiron, firedog, dog, dog-iron | metal supports for logs in a fireplace |
| arch support | A support for the arch of the foot | |
| back, backrest | A support that you can lean against while sitting | |
| backboard | A board used to support the back of someone or something | |
| baluster | One of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing | |
| bar | A horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises | |
| base, pedestal, stand | A support or foundation | |
| bearing | A rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily | |
| bearing wall | Any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building | |
| bedpost | Any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead | |
| bookend | A support placed at the end of a row of books / books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table) | |
| brace | A support that steadies or strengthens something else | |
| bracket, wall bracket | A support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf) | |
| bridge | A wooden support that holds the strings up | |
| foot | A support resembling a pedal extremity | |
| foothold, footing | A place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing | |
| handrest | A support for the hand | |
| hanger | Anything from which something can be hung | |
| harness | A support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute) | |
| harp | A pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade | |
| headstock | The stationary support in a machine or power tool that supports and drives a revolving part (as a chuck or the spindle on a lathe) | |
| leg | One of the supports for a piece of furniture | |
| perch | support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) | |
| pier | A support for two adjacent bridge spans | |
| pier | (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) | |
| pillow block | A cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing | |
| rack, stand | A support for displaying various articles | |
| rest | A support on which things can be put | |
| rib | support resembling the rib of an animal | |
| rocker | A curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro | |
| seat | Any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit) | |
| shelf | A support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects | |
| spoke, wheel spoke, radius | support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim | |
| step, stair | support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway | |
| stirrup, stirrup iron | support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go | |
| stock, gunstock | The handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun | |
| structural member | support that is a constituent part of any structure or building | |
| tailstock | support consisting of the movable part of a lathe that slides along the bed in alignment with the headstock and is locked into position to support the free end of the workpiece | |
| tee, football tee | support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff | |
| undercarriage | framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle | |
| yoke | support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end | |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Spanish | apoyo, soporte | |
| Catalan | suport | |
| Verbs | support | be the physical support of |
| Meaning | financial resources provided to make some project possible. | |
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| Example | "the foundation provided support for the experiment" | |
| Synonyms | financial support, funding, backing, financial backing | |
| Broader | resource | available source of wealth |
| Verbs | support | support materially or financially |
| Meaning | Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | Sam cannot support Sue | |
| Example | "She supported him during the illness" | |
| Synonym | back up | |
| Narrower | help, assist, aid | Give help or assistance |
| patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor | Do one's shopping at | |
| promote, advance, boost, further, encourage | contribute to the progress or growth of | |
| root | Cheer for | |
| second, back, endorse, indorse | Give support or one's approval to | |
| sponsor | assume responsibility for or leadership of | |
| undergird | lend moral support to | |
| Spanish | apoyar, respaldar | |
| Catalan | donar suport, recolzar-se, recolzar | |
| Adjectives | supportive | furnishing support or assistance |
| Nouns | support | something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest |
| supporter | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | |
| supporter | someone who supports or champions something | |
| Meaning | support materially or financially. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
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| Narrower | fund | Furnish money for |
| provide, bring home the bacon | Supply means of subsistence | |
| see through | support financially through a period of time | |
| sponsor, patronize, patronise | assume sponsorship of | |
| subsidize, subsidise | support through subsidies | |
| Broader | give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody |
| Spanish | cubrir, respaldar | |
| Catalan | cobrir, donar suport econòmic | |
| Nouns | support | the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities |
| support | the financial means whereby one lives | |
| support | financial resources provided to make some project possible | |
| Meaning | Be behind; approve of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for | |
| Narrower | champion, defend | protect or fight for as a champion |
| guarantee, warrant | Stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of | |
| Broader | approve, O.K., okay, sanction | Give sanction to |
| Similar to | second, back, endorse, indorse | Give support or one's approval to |
| Spanish | apoyar, aprobar, respaldar, secundar | |
| Catalan | aprovar, donar suport, recolzar, secundar | |
| Adjectives | supportive | furnishing support or assistance |
| Nouns | support | aiding the cause or policy or interests of |
| supporter | a person who backs a politician or a team etc. | |
| Meaning | Be the physical support of; carry the weight of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam" | |
| Synonyms | hold, sustain, hold up | |
| Narrower | block | support, secure, or raise with a block |
| brace | support by bracing | |
| bracket | support with brackets | |
| buoy, buoy up | Keep afloat | |
| carry | bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of | |
| chock | support on chocks | |
| pole | support on poles | |
| prop up, prop, shore up, shore | support by placing against something solid or rigid | |
| scaffold | Provide with a scaffold for support | |
| truss | support structurally | |
| underpin | support from beneath | |
| Spanish | apoyar, soportar, sostener | |
| Catalan | aguantar, sostenir | |
| Nouns | support, supporting | the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening |
| support | any device that bears the weight of another thing | |
| support | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation | |
| supporter | a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) | |
| Meaning | Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "The evidence supports the defendant" | |
| Synonyms | confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, affirm | |
| Narrower | back, back up | Establish as valid or genuine |
| document | support or supply with references | |
| prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew | Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment / experiment | |
| validate | prove valid | |
| verify | confirm the truth of | |
| vouch | Give supporting evidence | |
| Opposite | negate, contradict | prove negative |
| Spanish | comprobar, confirmar, constatar, corroborar, ratificar, reafirmar, revalidar, sustanciar | |
| Catalan | confirmar, constatar, corroborar, reafirmar | |
| Nouns | support | documentary validation |
| Meaning | Adopt as a belief. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | subscribe | |
| Entails | approve, O.K., okay, sanction | Give sanction to |
| Broader | agree, hold, concur, concord | Be in accord / accord |
| Spanish | apoyar, respaldar, subscribir, suscribir | |
| Catalan | donar suport, subscriure | |
| Nouns | support | aiding the cause or policy or interests of |
| Meaning | support / support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | corroborate, underpin, bear out | |
| Broader | match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree | satisfy a condition or restriction |
| Spanish | confirmar, corroborar, secundar, sostener, sustentar | |
| Catalan | aguantar, aprovar, recolzar, secundar, sostenir, sustentar | |
| Nouns | support | documentary validation |
| Meaning | argue or speak in defense / defense of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "She supported the motion to strike" | |
| Synonyms | defend, fend for | |
| Narrower | apologize, apologise, excuse, rationalize, rationalise | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning |
| stand up, stick up | defend against attack or criticism | |
| take sides with, take someone's side | Support someone (as in an argument) | |
| uphold | stand up for | |
| Broader | argue, reason | Present reasons and arguments |
| Spanish | apoyar, defender, respaldar | |
| Catalan | defensar, donar suport | |
| Adjectives | supportive | furnishing support or assistance |
| Nouns | support | aiding the cause or policy or interests of |
| supporter | a person who backs a politician or a team etc. | |
| supporter | someone who supports or champions something | |
| Meaning | Play a subordinate role to (another performer). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act" | |
| Category | dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre | The art of writing and producing plays |
| Broader | act, play, represent | Play a role or part |
| Nouns | support | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts |
| Meaning | Be a regular customer or client of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | patronize, patronise, patronage, keep going | |
| Broader | foster, nurture | Help develop, help grow |
| Similar to | run on, keep going | Continue uninterrupted |
| Spanish | patrocinar | |
| Nouns | supporter | someone who supports or champions something |
| Meaning | put up with something or somebody unpleasant. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, brook, abide, suffer, put up | |
| Narrower | accept, live with, swallow | Tolerate or accommodate oneself to |
| bear up | endure cheerfully | |
| pay | bear (a cost or penalty) , in recompense for some action | |
| sit out | endure to the end / end | |
| stand for, hold still for | Tolerate or bear | |
| take a joke | listen to a joke at one's own expense | |
| take lying down | Suffer without protest | |
| Broader | permit, allow, let, countenance | consent to, give permission |
| Similar to | suffer | Experience (emotional) pain |
| Spanish | aguantar, apechar, consentir, digerir, sobrellevar, soportar, sufrir, tolerar | |
| Catalan | aguantar, sofrir, suportar, tolerar | |
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