sup·port
səˈpôrt/Submit
verb
1.
bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.
"the dome was supported by a hundred white columns"
synonyms: hold up, bear, carry, prop up, keep up, brace, shore up, underpin, buttress, reinforce, undergird
"a roof supported by pillars"
2.
give assistance to, especially financially; enable to function or act.
"the government gives $2.5 billion a year to support the activities of the voluntary sector"
synonyms: help, aid, assist; More
noun
1.
a thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.
"the best support for a camera is a tripod"
synonyms: pillar, post, prop, upright, crutch, plinth, brace, buttress; More
2.
material assistance.
"he urged that military support be sent to protect humanitarian convoys"
synonyms: maintenance, keep, sustenance, subsistence; More


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