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support
verb
- To sustain the weight of: bear, carry, hold, uphold. See
support
- To hold up: bear, carry, sustain. See
over
- To keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficulty: bolster, buoy (up), prop, sustain, uphold. See
help
- To supply with the necessities of life: keep, maintain, provide for.
Idiom:
take care of. See
care for
- To aid the cause of by approving or favoring: advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand behind, stand by, uphold.
Idioms:
align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of. See
support
- To act as a patron to: patronize, sponsor. See
help
- To put up with: abide, accept, bear, brook
2, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand.
Informal: lump
2.
Idioms:
take it, take it lying down. See
accept
noun
- The act or an instance of helping: abetment, aid, assist, assistance, hand, help, relief, succor. See
help
- An indication of commendation or approval: backing, endorsement, recommendation. See
support
- A means or device that keeps something erect, stable, or secure: brace, buttress, crutch, prop, shore, stay
2, underpinning. See
support
- The means needed to support life: alimentation, alimony, bread, bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, maintenance, subsistence, sustenance, upkeep. See
money
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