Что (кто) такое Support - определение

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)