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What (who) is Support - definition
LIST OF THINGS CALLED SUPPORT
Unsupportive; Support (statistics); Support (disambiguation); Suport; Supporting
Support
·noun The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining.
II. Support ·noun That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind.
III. Support ·vt A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison, supported by his two sons.
IV. Support ·vt To Vindicate; to Maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause.
V. Support ·vt To carry on; to enable to continue; to Maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate.
VI. Support ·vt To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to Sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes.
VII. Support ·vt To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to Sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear.
VIII. Support ·vt To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to Maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel.
IX. Support ·vt To uphold by aid or countenance; to Aid; to Help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration.
X. Support ·vt To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to Assist; to Encourage; to Defend; as, to support the courage or spirits.
XI. Support ·vt To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to Uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches.
XII. Support ·vt To Verify; to make good; to Substantiate; to Establish; to Sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
XIII. Support ·noun That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like; subsistence; maintenance; assistance; reenforcement; as, he gave his family a good support, the support of national credit; the assaulting column had the support of a battery.
support
¦ verb
1. bear all or part of the weight of.
2. give assistance, encouragement, or approval to.
be actively interested in (a particular sports team).
[as adjective supporting] (of an actor or a role) of secondary importance to the leading roles in a play or film.
(of a pop or rock group or performer) function as a secondary act to (another) at a concert.
3. provide with a home and the necessities of life.
be capable of sustaining.
4. corroborate.
5. endure; tolerate.
¦ noun
1. a person or thing that supports.
the action of supporting or the state of being supported.
corroborative evidence.
2. assistance, encouragement, or approval.
Derivatives
supportability noun
supportable adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. supporter, from L. supportare, from sub- 'from below' + portare 'carry'.
support
After-sale handholding; something many software vendors
promise but few deliver. To hackers, most support people are
useless - because by the time a hacker calls support he or she
will usually know the software and the relevant manuals better
than the support people (sadly, this is *not* a joke or
exaggeration). A hacker's idea of "support" is a tete-a-tete
or exchange of electronic mail with the software's designer.
[Jargon File ]
(1995-02-15)
Examples of use of Support
1. He‘s got Barbra Streisand‘s support, George Soros‘ support, Nancy Pelosi‘s support.
2. The African Union needs airlift, logistical support, command support, communication support.
3. MCCORMACK:В Support what?В What would we support?
4. All those who support the war also support the horror.
5. CORPORATE SUPPORT Many U.S. corporations financially support U.S.