support

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Synonyms: esupport

Antonyms: esupport

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. To help keep from falling.
   • Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.
   • He staggered away from the accident site, supported by one friend on each side.
2. To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid:
   • I support France in the World Cup.
3. To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
   • Mars does not currently support human habitation.
4. To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
   • The government supports the arts in several ways.
5. To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
   • The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges.
   • The evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
6. To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to.
   • The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force.
7. To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for.
   • I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization.
   • I don't make decisions, but I support those who do.
8. To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
   • Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?
9. To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).
   • Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software.
10. To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; tolerate.
11. To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer).
    • to support the character of King Lear
    • And the award for best supporting actress goes to...

Noun

1. Something which supports.
   • Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.
2. Financial or other help.
   • The government provides support to the arts in several ways.
3. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
   • Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?
4. the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set.
5. A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
   • If the membership function of a fuzzy set is continuous, then that fuzzy set's support is an open set.
6. The set of all prime ideals of R such that the localization of M at the prime is nonzero, denoted Supp⁡M
7. Evidence.
   • The new research provides further support for our theory.
8. Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
   • This game has no mouse support.
9. An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
10. An accompaniment in music.
11. Clipping of support position.
12. Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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