1. support

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

Example Sentences:
'his support kept the family together'
'they gave him emotional support during difficult times'

2. support

aiding the cause or policy or interests of

Example Sentences:
'the president no longer has the support of his own party'
'they developed a scheme of mutual support'

3. support

something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest

Example Sentences:
'the policy found little public support'
'his faith was all the support he needed'
'the team enjoyed the support of their fans'

4. reenforcement, reinforcement, support

a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission

Example Sentences:
'they called for artillery support'

• reenforcement
• reinforcement

5. documentation, support

documentary validation

Example Sentences:
'his documentation of the results was excellent'
'the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones'

• documentation

6. bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenance

the financial means whereby one lives

Example Sentences:
'each child was expected to pay for their keep'
'he applied to the state for support'
'he could no longer earn his own livelihood'

• bread and butter
• keep
• livelihood
• living
• sustenance

7. support

supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation

Example Sentences:
'the statue stood on a marble support'

8. support, supporting

the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

Example Sentences:
'he leaned against the wall for support'

• supporting

9. accompaniment, backup, musical accompaniment, support

a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts

• accompaniment
• backup
• musical accompaniment

10. support

any device that bears the weight of another thing

Example Sentences:
'there was no place to attach supports for a shelf'

11. backing, financial backing, financial support, funding, support

financial resources provided to make some project possible

Example Sentences:
'the foundation provided support for the experiment'

• backing
• financial backing
• financial support
• funding

12. back up, support

give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to

Example Sentences:
'She supported him during the illness'
'Her children always backed her up'

• back up

13. support

support materially or financially

Example Sentences:
'he does not support his natural children'
'The scholarship supported me when I was in college'

14. back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support

be behind; approve of

Example Sentences:
'He plumped for the Labor Party'
'I backed Kennedy in 1960'

• back
• endorse
• indorse
• plump for
• plunk for

15. hold, hold up, support, sustain

be the physical support of; carry the weight of

Example Sentences:
'The beam holds up the roof'
'He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam'
'What's holding that mirror?'

• hold
• hold up
• sustain

16. affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

Example Sentences:
'his story confirmed my doubts'
'The evidence supports the defendant'

• affirm
• confirm
• corroborate
• substantiate
• sustain

17. subscribe, support

adopt as a belief

Example Sentences:
'I subscribe to your view on abortion'

• subscribe

18. bear out, corroborate, support, underpin

support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

Example Sentences:
'The stories and claims were born out by the evidence'

• bear out
• corroborate
• underpin

19. defend, fend for, support

argue or speak in defense of

Example Sentences:
'She supported the motion to strike'

• defend
• fend for

20. support

play a subordinate role to (another performer)

Example Sentences:
'Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act'

21. keep going, patronage, patronise, patronize, support

be a regular customer or client of

Example Sentences:
'We patronize this store'
'Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could'

• keep going
• patronage
• patronise
• patronize

22. abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Example Sentences:
'I cannot bear his constant criticism'
'The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks'
'he learned to tolerate the heat'
'She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage'

• abide
• bear
• brook
• digest
• endure
• put up
• stand
• stick out
• stomach
• suffer
• tolerate