Main entry: documentation, support
Definition: documentary validation
Usage: his documentation of the results was excellent; the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones
Main entry: reenforcement, reinforcement, support
Definition: a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
Usage: they called for artillery support
Main entry: support, supporting
Definition: the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
Usage: he leaned against the wall for support
Main entry: support
Definition: aiding the cause or policy or interests of
Usage: the president no longer has the support of his own party; they developed a scheme of mutual support
Main entry: support
Definition: the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
Usage: his support kept the family together; they gave him emotional support during difficult times
Main entry: support
Definition: any device that bears the weight of another thing
Usage: there was no place to attach supports for a shelf
Main entry: support
Definition: supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
Usage: the statue stood on a marble support
Main entry: support
Definition: something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
Usage: the policy found little public support; his faith was all the support he needed; the team enjoyed the support of their fans
Main entry: support, accompaniment, backup, musical accompaniment
Definition: a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
Main entry: bread and butter, livelihood, living, keep, support, sustenance
Definition: the financial means whereby one lives
Usage: each child was expected to pay for their keep; he applied to the state for support; he could no longer earn his own livelihood
Main entry: support, financial backing, financial support, funding, backing
Definition: financial resources provided to make some project possible
Usage: the foundation provided support for the experiment
Main entry: affirm, substantiate, support, sustain, corroborate, confirm
Definition: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
Usage: his story confirmed my doubts; The evidence supports the defendant
Main entry: endure, put up, digest, bear, abide, brook, stand, suffer, support, tolerate, stick out, stomach
Definition: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Usage: 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
Main entry: subscribe, support
Definition: adopt as a belief
Usage: I subscribe to your view on abortion
Main entry: fend for, support, defend
Definition: argue or speak in defense of
Usage: She supported the motion to strike
Main entry: patronage, patronise, patronize, keep going, support
Definition: be a regular customer or client of
Usage: We patronize this store; Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could
Main entry: hold, hold up, support, sustain
Definition: be the physical support of; carry the weight of
Usage: The beam holds up the roof; He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam; What's holding that mirror?
Main entry: support
Definition: play a subordinate role to (another performer)
Usage: Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act
Main entry: support
Definition: support materially or financially
Usage: he does not support his natural children; The scholarship supported me when I was in college
Main entry: plump for, plunk for, endorse, indorse, back, support
Definition: be behind; approve of
Usage: He plumped for the Labor Party; I backed Kennedy in 1960
Definition: give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
Usage: She supported him during the illness; Her children always backed her up
Main entry: bear out, corroborate, underpin, support
Definition: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
Usage: The stories and claims were born out by the evidence