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support
NOUN:

1. the act or an instance of supporting.

2. the act or process of supporting, or the state or condition of being supported.

of a person or thing:

1. a person or thing that supports, as financially:
The pension was his only support.

2. a person or thing that gives aid or assistance.

3. one that supports or maintains—often used attributively:
a support staff.

4. a person who or thing that furnishes aid.

5. something that serves as a foundation, prop, brace, or stay.

6. a thing that bears the weight or part of the weight of a construction.

of maintenance:

1. maintenance, as of a person or family, with necessaries, means, or funds:
to pay for support of an orphan.

2. the means of maintenance of a family, person, etc.

3. maintenance, as of a family, with the necessities of life.

of a company, specifically:

assistance provided by a company to users of its products:
customer support.

in art:

1. the solid material on which a painting is executed, such as canvas.

2. the material, as canvas or wood, on which a picture is painted.

in medicine:

an appliance worn to ease the strain on an injured bodily structure or part

in films, theatre, performance, entertainment:

1. "the support," an actor or group of actors playing subordinate roles.

2. a band or entertainer not topping the bill.

3. an actor, actress, or group performing with a lead performer.

of a stock exchange:

support level.

in sports:

See athletic support.

in bridge:

sufficient strength in a suit bid by one's partner in bridge to justify raising the suit.

Origin:

1350–1400; (v.) Middle English supporten < Middle French supporter < Medieval Latin supportāre to endure (Latin: to convey), equivalent to sup- sup- + portāre to carry (see port5); (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v. Dictionary 2: C14: from Old French supporter, from Latin supportāre to bring, from sub- up + portāre to carry. —Dictionary.com * //

First Known Use of support: Verb: 14th century. Noun: 14th century. History and Etymology for support: Verb: Middle English, from Anglo-French supporter, from Late Latin supportare, from Latin, to transport, from sub- + portare to carry — more at fare. —Merriam-Webster *

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