support
- noun
- /səˈpɔrt/
- Subjects' feet were elevated on supports so that the thighs were parallel to the floor.
- structural support
- a support beam
- a support structure
So you just put this support platform down in there just like that.
- So you just put this support platform down in there just like that.
- So, you know, surface support, the way it's attached to the wall.
Examples
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The architect incorporated a strong support beam to ensure the stability of the building.
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Point 4: Consider simple, natural supports that meet the individual needs of students.
Academic text (2012) -
So you just put this support platform down in there just like that.
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When their feet are growing you want the best support possible.
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Which means I need a couple of supports that go to that.
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So simply removing the support is a lot easier.
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Teachers could request assistance with documentation, resources for project work, and support for children with special needs.
Academic text (2015) -
All required this additional bilateral arm support to maintain stability in walking without distress.
Academic text (1991) -
There may be a defect in the pump support structure.
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Then, abruptly gripping her umbrella as if for support, Andzia found her voice again.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
A strong structure that holds a building, vehicle, or piece of furniture
A thing that holds or supports other objects, like a pen stand
A support that you put something on to keep it steady
A person or thing that gives support and makes someone feel confident
An internal frame of parts that gives shape and strength to a building or machine
A bar of wood or metal that supports a structure
A part that holds something and keeps it upright, like columns or a skeleton
A vertical post that holds heavy weight in a building or bridge
A part of a building, like a beam, that holds weight
A support added to a frame to keep it steady
A thing you add to help something hold more weight
A tall structure that holds and steadies bridges or power lines
A structure built against a wall to support it
Idioms
Kept alive by machines after a serious illness or kept working only with little help
Compounds
Money a parent must pay to the parent who cares for their children after separation to help with living costs
A group of people who meet regularly to give each other help and advice about a shared problem
- Specialized
Medical machines that keep a person alive by helping them breathe or keeping the heart working
- Specialized
Equipment that keeps a person alive by doing the body's most important jobs
A team at a company that helps people with problems and questions about products or services
- Formal
A regular payment one person gives to help pay for a child or former partner
- Specialized
Government payments that keep the price people pay for a product like milk or wheat at a set minimum
- Specialized
Help that gives supplies, vehicles, and services for military or disaster missions
- Specialized
A price where a falling stock often stops because people start to buy it
- Formal
Help from one government department to another with things like transport or paperwork
- Jargon
Help from one military unit to another that answers the other unit's requests for help
- Specialized
Actions that use electronic signals to find enemy radar or radio and help commanders spot immediate threats
- Formal
Help between departments with tasks like moving things and office work
- Specialized
A system that organizes and shares supplies and support among groups for a joint operation
- Specialized
Agreements between countries to move and share supplies and equipment during military or disaster relief missions
- Specialized
Help that one branch of the military gives another with supplies and paperwork
A part of the U.S. Treasury that shares intelligence with officials who work on other countries' money and trade
Information and help to prevent people from killing themselves and support those affected
- Specialized
A computer program that learns from examples to put data into groups or predict values
- Specialized
A computer method that finds a clear boundary to separate different groups of data
- Specialized
A tight stretchy piece of clothing for the leg that lowers pressure in veins and reduces swelling
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word support comes from the Latin parts sub- 'under' and portare 'to carry'. A support object, like a pillar or rail, is something that 'carries' weight and keeps things upright.