• documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest Support for this this view is the work of Jones"
• 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"
• the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for Support"
• 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"
• 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"
• any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach Supports for a shelf"
• Supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble Support"
• 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"
• a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts
• 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"
• financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided Support for the experiment"
• establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence Supports the defendant"
• put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "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"
• adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion"
• argue or speak in defense of; "She Supported the motion to strike"
• be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
• be the physical Support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He Supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What''s holding that mirror?"
• play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier Supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act"
• Support materially or financially; "he does not Support his natural children"; "The scholarship Supported me when I was in college"
• be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
• give moral or psychological Support, aid, or courage to; "She Supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
• Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"

'Support' in other languages