support
1. the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities (Freq. 15)
- his support kept the family together
- they gave him emotional support during difficult times
• Hypernyms:
activity
• Hyponyms:
sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep,
logistic support, logistic assistance
2. aiding the cause or policy or interests of (Freq. 9)
- the president no longer has the support of his own party
- they developed a scheme of mutual support
• Hypernyms:
aid, assist, assistance, help
• Hyponyms:
attachment, adherence, adhesion, advocacy, protagonism,
protagonism, endorsement, indorsement, blessing, approval,
approving, reassurance
3. something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest (Freq. 4)
- the policy found little public support
- his faith was all the support he needed
- the team enjoyed the support of their fans
• Hypernyms:
influence
• Hyponyms:
anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin,
lynchpin, lifeline
4. a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission (Freq. 4)
- they called for artillery support
• Syn:
reinforcement, reenforcement
• Derivationally related forms:
reenforce (for: reenforcement), reinforce (for: reinforcement)
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
operation, military operation
• Hyponyms:
close support
5. documentary validation (Freq. 3)
- his documentation of the results was excellent
- the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones
• Syn:
documentation
• Derivationally related forms:
document (for: documentation)
• Hypernyms:
validation, proof, substantiation
6. the financial means whereby one lives (Freq. 2)
- each child was expected to pay for their keep
- he applied to the state for support
- he could no longer earn his own livelihood
• Syn:
keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
• Derivationally related forms:
sustain (for: sustenance), keep (for: keep)
• Hypernyms:
resource
• Hyponyms:
comforts, creature comforts, amenities, conveniences, maintenance,
meal ticket, subsistence
7. supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation (Freq. 2)
- the statue stood on a marble support
• Hypernyms:
supporting structure
• Hyponyms:
abutment, architrave, basement, buttress, buttressing,
foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure,
understructure, pedestal, plinth, footstall, prop
8. the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening (Freq. 2)
- he leaned against the wall for support
• Syn:
supporting
• Derivationally related forms:
support (for: supporting)
• Hypernyms:
activity
• Hyponyms:
shoring, shoring up, propping up, suspension, dangling, hanging
9. a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup
• Derivationally related forms:
accompany (for: accompaniment)
• Hypernyms:
part, voice
• Hyponyms:
descant, discant, vamp
10. any device that bears the weight of another thing (Freq. 1)
- there was no place to attach supports for a shelf
• Hypernyms:
device
• Hyponyms:
andiron, firedog, dog, dog-iron, arch support,
back, backrest, backboard, baluster, bar, base,
pedestal, stand, bearing, bearing wall, bedpost, bookend,
brace, bracket, wall bracket, bridge, foot, foothold,
footing, handrest, hanger, harness, harp, headstock,
leg, perch, pier, pillow block, rack, rest,
rib, rocker, seat, shelf, spoke, wheel spoke,
radius, step, stair, stirrup, stirrup iron, stock,
stock, structural member, tailstock, tee, football tee,
undercarriage, yoke
11. financial resources provided to make some project possible
- the foundation provided support for the experiment
• Syn:
financial support, funding, backing, financial backing
• Derivationally related forms:
back (for: backing), fund (for: funding)
• Hypernyms:
resource
1. give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to (Freq. 26)
- She supported him during the illness
- Her children always backed her up
• Syn:
back up
• Derivationally related forms:
backup (for: back up), supportive, supporter
• Hyponyms:
sponsor, patronize, patronise, shop, shop at,
buy at, frequent, help, assist, aid, promote,
advance, boost, further, encourage, undergird, second,
back, endorse, indorse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Sam cannot support Sue
2. support materially or financially (Freq. 16)
- he does not support his natural children
- The scholarship supported me when I was in college
• Hypernyms:
give
• Hyponyms:
fund, subsidize, subsidise, provide, bring home the bacon,
see through, sponsor, patronize, patronise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. be behind;
approve of (Freq. 14)
- He plumped for the Labor Party
- I backed Kennedy in 1960
• Syn:
back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for
• Derivationally related forms:
supportive, supporter, indorsement (for: indorse), endorsement (for: endorse), endorser (for: endorse), backing (for: back)
• Hypernyms:
approve, O.K., okay, sanction
• Hyponyms:
guarantee, warrant, champion, defend
• Verb Group:
second, back, endorse, indorse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. be the physical support of;
carry the weight of (Freq. 14)
- The beam holds up the roof
- He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
- What's holding that mirror?
• Syn:
hold, sustain, hold up
• Derivationally related forms:
supporter, supporting, holder (for: hold)
• Hyponyms:
scaffold, block, carry, chock, buoy,
buoy up, pole, bracket, underpin, prop up, prop,
shore up, shore, truss, brace
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
5. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (Freq. 6)
- his story confirmed my doubts
- The evidence supports the defendant
• Syn:
confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, affirm
• Ant:
negate (for: affirm)
• Derivationally related forms:
affirmable (for: affirm), affirmation (for: affirm), substantiative (for: substantiate), substantiation (for: substantiate), sustainable (for: sustain), corroborative (for: corroborate), corroboratory (for: corroborate), corroboration (for: corroborate), confirmative (for: confirm), confirmatory (for: confirm), confirmation (for: confirm)
• Hyponyms:
back, back up, vouch, verify, prove,
demonstrate, establish, show, shew, document, validate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
6. adopt as a belief (Freq. 3)
- I subscribe to your view on abortion
• Syn:
subscribe
• Derivationally related forms:
subscriber (for: subscribe)
• Hypernyms:
agree, hold, concur, concord
• Entailment:
approve, O.K., okay, sanction
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
7. support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm (Freq. 2)
- The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
• Syn:
corroborate, underpin, bear out
• Derivationally related forms:
corroborative (for: corroborate), corroboratory (for: corroborate), corroboration (for: corroborate)
• Hypernyms:
match, fit, correspond, check, jibe,
gibe, tally, agree
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
8. argue or speak in defense of (Freq. 2)
- She supported the motion to strike
• Syn:
defend, fend for
• Derivationally related forms:
supportive, supporter, defender (for: defend), defence (for: defend)
• Hypernyms:
argue, reason
• Hyponyms:
apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize,
rationalise, stand up, stick up, uphold
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
9. play a subordinate role to (another performer)
- Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act
• Topics:
dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre
• Hypernyms:
act, play, represent
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
10. be a regular customer or client of
- We patronize this store
- Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could
• Syn:
patronize, patronise, patronage, keep going
• Derivationally related forms:
supporter, patronage (for: patronage), patron (for: patronise), patron (for: patronize)
• Hypernyms:
foster, nurture
• Verb Group:
run on, keep going
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
11. 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
• Syn:
digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear,
stand, tolerate, brook, abide, suffer, put up
• Derivationally related forms:
sufferance (for: suffer), abidance (for: abide), tolerant (for: tolerate), toleration (for: tolerate), tolerance (for: tolerate), bearable (for: bear), endurance (for: endure)
• Hypernyms:
permit, allow, let, countenance
• Hyponyms:
accept, live with, swallow, stand for, hold still for,
bear up, take lying down, take a joke, sit out, pay
• Verb Group:
suffer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP (for: put up)
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