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| n. (act) | 1. 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" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ sustainment, sustentation, upkeep, sustenance, maintenance | the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence.; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment" |
| ~ logistic assistance, logistic support | assistance between and within military commands. |
| n. (act) | 2. support | aiding the cause or policy or interests of.; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support" |
| ~ assist, assistance, help, aid | the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" |
| ~ adherence, adhesion, attachment | faithful support for a cause or political party or religion.; "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive" |
| ~ advocacy, protagonism | active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something. |
| ~ sponsorship | the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially). |
| ~ endorsement, indorsement | the act of endorsing.; "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements" |
| ~ approval, approving, blessing | the formal act of approving.; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" |
| ~ reassurance | the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. support | something providing immaterial 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" |
| ~ influence | a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do.; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking" |
| ~ backbone, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, anchor, mainstay | a central cohesive source of support and stability.; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" |
| ~ lifeline | support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection).; "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief" |
| n. (act) | 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.; "they called for artillery support" |
| ~ military operation, operation | activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign).; "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" |
| ~ close support | close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (act) | 5. documentation, support | documentary validation.; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones" |
| ~ validation, substantiation, proof | the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something. |
| n. (possession) | 6. bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenance | 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" |
| ~ resource | available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed. |
| ~ amenities, comforts, conveniences, creature comforts | things that make you comfortable and at ease.; "all the comforts of home" |
| ~ maintenance | means of maintenance of a family or group. |
| ~ meal ticket | a source of income or livelihood. |
| ~ subsistence | minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting.; "social security provided only a bare subsistence" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. support | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation.; "the statue stood on a marble support" |
| ~ abutment | a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge. |
| ~ architrave | the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns. |
| ~ basement | the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture. |
| ~ buttress, buttressing | a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building. |
| ~ understructure, base, groundwork, substructure, foundation, fundament, foot | lowest support of a structure.; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" |
| ~ footstall, plinth, pedestal | 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. |
| ~ supporting structure | a structure that serves to support something. |
| n. (act) | 8. support, supporting | the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening.; "he leaned against the wall for support" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ propping up, shoring up, shoring | the act of propping up with shores. |
| ~ dangling, hanging, suspension | the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely).; "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" |
| n. (communication) | 9. accompaniment, backup, musical accompaniment, support | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts. |
| ~ part, voice | the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music.; "he tried to sing the tenor part" |
| ~ descant, discant | a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody. |
| ~ vamp | an improvised musical accompaniment. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. support | any device that bears the weight of another thing.; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" |
| ~ andiron, dog-iron, firedog, dog | metal supports for logs in a fireplace.; "the andirons were too hot to touch" |
| ~ arch support | a support for the arch of the foot. |
| ~ backrest, back | a support that you can lean against while sitting.; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ pedestal, stand, base | a support or foundation.; "the base of the lamp" |
| ~ 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 to keep them upright (on a shelf or table). |
| ~ brace | a support that steadies or strengthens something else.; "he wore a brace on his knee" |
| ~ wall bracket, bracket | a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf). |
| ~ bridge | a wooden support that holds the strings up. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ foot | a support resembling a pedal extremity.; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet" |
| ~ 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.; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack" |
| ~ rest | a support on which things can be put.; "the gun was steadied on a special rest" |
| ~ 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).; "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ stair, step | support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway.; "he paused on the bottom step" |
| ~ stirrup, stirrup iron | support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go. |
| ~ gunstock, stock | 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.; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ football tee, 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. |
| n. (possession) | 11. backing, financial backing, financial support, funding, support | financial resources provided to make some project possible.; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" |
| ~ resource | available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed. |
| v. (social) | 12. back up, support | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to.; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" |
| ~ sponsor | assume responsibility for or leadership of.; "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan" |
| ~ buy at, frequent, patronise, shop at, patronize, shop, sponsor | do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of. |
| ~ aid, assist, help | give help or assistance; be of service.; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" |
| ~ encourage, promote, further, boost, advance | contribute to the progress or growth of.; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" |
| ~ undergird | lend moral support to. |
| ~ second, endorse, indorse, back | give support or one's approval to.; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" |
| v. (possession) | 13. support | support materially or financially.; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college" |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| ~ fund | furnish money for.; "The government funds basic research in many areas" |
| ~ subsidize, subsidise | support through subsidies.; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized" |
| ~ bring home the bacon, provide | supply means of subsistence; earn a living.; "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon" |
| ~ see through | support financially through a period of time.; "The scholarship saw me through college"; "This money will see me through next month" |
| ~ patronize, sponsor, patronise | assume sponsorship of. |
| v. (social) | 14. back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support | be behind; approve of.; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" |
| ~ approve, o.k., okay, sanction | give sanction to.; "I approve of his educational policies" |
| ~ warrant, guarantee | stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of.; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information" |
| ~ champion, defend | protect or fight for as a champion. |
| ~ second, endorse, indorse, back | give support or one's approval to.; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" |
| v. (contact) | 15. hold, hold up, support, sustain | 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?" |
| ~ scaffold | provide with a scaffold for support.; "scaffold the building before painting it" |
| ~ block | support, secure, or raise with a block.; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car" |
| ~ carry | bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of.; "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage" |
| ~ chock | support on chocks.; "chock the boat" |
| ~ buoy, buoy up | keep afloat.; "The life vest buoyed him up" |
| ~ pole | support on poles.; "pole climbing plants like beans" |
| ~ bracket | support with brackets.; "bracket bookshelves" |
| ~ underpin | support from beneath. |
| ~ prop, prop up, shore up, shore | support by placing against something solid or rigid.; "shore and buttress an old building" |
| ~ truss | support structurally.; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges" |
| ~ brace | support by bracing. |
| v. (cognition) | 16. affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain | establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts.; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" |
| ~ back up, back | establish as valid or genuine.; "Can you back up your claims?" |
| ~ vouch | give supporting evidence.; "He vouched his words by his deeds" |
| ~ verify | confirm the truth of.; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim" |
| ~ shew, demonstrate, prove, show, establish | establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment.; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" |
| ~ document | support or supply with references.; "Can you document your claims?" |
| ~ validate | prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something. |
| v. (communication) | 17. subscribe, support | adopt as a belief.; "I subscribe to your view on abortion" |
| ~ agree, concur, concord, hold | be in accord; be in agreement.; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" |
| ~ approve, o.k., okay, sanction | give sanction to.; "I approve of his educational policies" |
| v. (stative) | 18. bear out, corroborate, support, underpin | support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm.; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" |
| ~ correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
| v. (communication) | 19. defend, fend for, support | argue or speak in defense of.; "She supported the motion to strike" |
| ~ argue, reason | present reasons and arguments. |
| ~ apologise, rationalize, apologize, rationalise, justify, excuse | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning.; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" |
| ~ stick up, stand up | defend against attack or criticism.; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student" |
| ~ uphold | stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals. |
| v. (creation) | 20. support | play a subordinate role to (another performer).; "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act" |
| ~ dramatic art, dramaturgy, dramatics, theater, theatre | the art of writing and producing plays. |
| ~ act, play, represent | play a role or part.; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" |
| v. (communication) | 21. keep going, patronage, patronise, patronize, support | be a regular customer or client of.; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" |
| ~ nurture, foster | help develop, help grow.; "nurture his talents" |
| ~ keep going, run on | continue uninterrupted.; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M." |
| v. (cognition) | 22. abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate | 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" |
| ~ live with, accept, swallow | tolerate or accommodate oneself to.; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies" |
| ~ hold still for, stand for | tolerate or bear.; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" |
| ~ bear up | endure cheerfully.; "She bore up under the enormous strain" |
| ~ take lying down | suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively.; "I won't take this insult lying down" |
| ~ take a joke | listen to a joke at one's own expense.; "Can't you take a joke?" |
| ~ sit out | endure to the end. |
| ~ pay | bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action.; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
| ~ suffer | experience (emotional) pain.; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
| behind | | |
| n. (body) | 1. arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" |
| ~ body part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity. |
| ~ torso, trunk, body | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs.; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" |
| adj. | 2. behind | having the lower score or lagging position in a contest.; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing" |
| ~ down | being or moving lower in position or less in some value.; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today" |
| adv. | 3. behind | in or to or toward the rear.; "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind" |
| adv. | 4. behind | remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from.; "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind" |
| adv. | 5. behind, slow | of timepieces.; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind" |
| adv. | 6. behind | in or into an inferior position.; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers" |
| adv. | 7. behind, behindhand, in arrears | in debt.; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills" |
| rear | | |
| n. (group) | 1. rear | the back of a military formation or procession.; "infantrymen were in the rear" |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| ~ formation | an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit.; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes" |
| n. (location) | 2. back end, backside, rear | the side of an object that is opposite its front.; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" |
| ~ nape, nucha, scruff | the back side of the neck. |
| ~ side, face | a surface forming part of the outside of an object.; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" |
| ~ rearward | direction toward the rear.; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions" |
| n. (location) | 3. back, rear | the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer.; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store" |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. back, rear | the side that goes last or is not normally seen.; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" |
| ~ side | an extended outer surface of an object.; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" |
| ~ after part, stern, poop, tail, quarter | the rear part of a ship. |
| ~ empennage, tail assembly, tail | the rear part of an aircraft. |
| v. (motion) | 5. rear, rise up | stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds.; "The horse reared in terror" |
| ~ rear back | rear backwards on its hind legs.; "the frightened horse reared back" |
| ~ straighten | get up from a sitting or slouching position.; "The students straightened when the teacher entered" |
| v. (social) | 6. bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rear | bring up.; "raise a family"; "bring up children" |
| ~ fledge | feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight. |
| ~ cradle | bring up from infancy. |
| ~ grow up | become an adult. |
| ~ foster | bring up under fosterage; of children. |
| v. (stative) | 7. lift, rear, rise | rise up.; "The building rose before them" |
| ~ appear, seem, look | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect.; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" |
| ~ hulk, tower, loom, predominate | appear very large or occupy a commanding position.; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" |
| v. (motion) | 8. erect, rear | cause to rise up. |
| ~ pitch, set up | erect and fasten.; "pitch a tent" |
| ~ lift, elevate, raise, get up, bring up | raise from a lower to a higher position.; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
| ~ cock up, prick up, prick | raise.; "The dog pricked up his ears" |
| v. (creation) | 9. erect, put up, raise, rear, set up | construct, build, or erect.; "Raise a barn" |
| ~ construction, building | the act of constructing something.; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" |
| ~ build, construct, make | make by combining materials and parts.; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
| adj. | 10. rear, rearward | located in or toward the back or rear.; "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side" |
| ~ back | related to or located at the back.; "the back yard"; "the back entrance" |
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