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supporting   (TTS Sound)

The noun supporting has 1 sense

• support, supporting -- (the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support")

The verb support has 11 senses

• support, back up -- (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up")


• support -- (support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college")


• back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support -- (be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960")


• hold, support, sustain, hold up -- (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?")


• confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm -- (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant")


• subscribe, support -- (adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion")


• corroborate, underpin, bear out, support -- (support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence")


• defend, support, fend for -- (argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike")


• support -- (play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act")


• patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going -- (be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could")


• digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up -- (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")

The adj supporting has 2 senses

• encouraging, supporting -- (furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher")


• load-bearing, supporting -- (capable of bearing a structural load; "a supporting wall")