support
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4.2
- noun
- /səˈpɔrt/
- Specialized
- The melody included a beautiful support that enhanced the main theme of the song.
- instrumental support
- provide harmonic support
- support in the music
Examples
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In the choir, the harmonies served as a rich support for the soloist's voice.
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And the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture goes to...
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"Could we be the support band?"
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Ask families what supports they use at home with students and how students respond to these supports.
Academic text (2012) -
The troops do need moral support, volunteer time, letters, and care packages.
Academic text (2003) -
The traditionally trained music teacher who needs support in this genre can turn to commercial programs such as Little Kids Rock.
Academic text (2011) -
Beside him, Adam's resonant bass lent added support, full of depth and latent passion.
Fiction book (1991) -
The pianist added a gentle support to the singer's performance with soft chords.
Synonyms
34
3.1
A musical part that supports the main singers or instruments
10
5.1
A musical part that supports a singer or solo instrument
2
3.6
Music that plays quietly with a singer or main tune to support it
1
9.9
An essential musical part that players must play as written to support the main tune
Idioms
28
5.7
Kept alive by machines after a serious illness or kept working only with little help
Compounds
93
2.7
Money a parent must pay to the parent who cares for their children after separation to help with living costs
81
2.8
A group of people who meet regularly to give each other help and advice about a shared problem
- Specialized
48
3.4
Medical machines that keep a person alive by helping them breathe or keeping the heart working
- Specialized
18
4.0
Equipment that keeps a person alive by doing the body's most important jobs
- Formal
10
3.5
A regular payment one person gives to help pay for a child or former partner
9
2.0
A team at a company that helps people with problems and questions about products or services
- Specialized
5
4.3
Government payments that keep the price people pay for a product like milk or wheat at a set minimum
- Specialized
1
3.5
Help that gives supplies, vehicles, and services for military or disaster missions
- Jargon
1
7.4
Help from one military unit to another that answers the other unit's requests for help
- Specialized
1
5.8
A price where a falling stock often stops because people start to buy it
- Formal
1
6.4
Help from one government department to another with things like transport or paperwork
- Specialized
1
8.4
A computer program that learns from examples to put data into groups or predict values
- Specialized
1
4.0
A tight stretchy piece of clothing for the leg that lowers pressure in veins and reduces swelling
- Formal
1
4.1
Help between departments with tasks like moving things and office work
- Specialized
Actions that use electronic signals to find enemy radar or radio and help commanders spot immediate threats
- 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 method that finds a clear boundary to separate different groups of data
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word support comes from the Latin parts sub- 'under' and portare 'to carry'. In music, a support part 'carries' the background or harmony that helps the main tune stand out.