support
To help keep from falling.
Verb 4 meanings
To help keep from falling.
“Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.”
To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid
“I support France in the World Cup.”
To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
“Mars does not currently support human habitation.”
To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
“The government supports the arts in several ways.”
Noun 4 meanings
Something which supports.
“Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.”
Financial or other help.
“The government provides support to the arts in several ways.”
Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
“Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?”
in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set.
Etymology
From Middle English supporten, from Old French supporter, from Latin supportō.
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SUPPORT at a glance
SUPPORT has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (S 1 + U 1 + P 3 + P 3 + O 1 + R 1 + T 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #258 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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