Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb support
7 of 12 senses of support
Sense 1
support, back up
=> sponsor
=> patronize, patronise, shop, shop at buy at frequent, sponsor
=> help, assist, aid
=> promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> undergird
=> second back endorse, indorse
Sense 2
support
=> fund
=> subsidize, subsidise
=> see through
=> sponsor, patronize, patronise
Sense 3
back endorse, plump for plunk for support
=> guarantee, warrant
=> side pull root
=> champion, defend
Sense 4
hold support, sustain, hold up
=> scaffold
=> block
=> carry
=> chock
=> buoy, buoy up
=> pole
=> bracket
=> underpin
=> prop up prop, shore up shore
=> truss
=> brace
Sense 5
confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
=> verify
=> prove, demonstrate, establish, show shew
=> document
=> validate
Sense 8
defend, support, fend for
=> apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
=> stand up stick up
=> uphold
Sense 12
endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> accept live with swallow
=> stand for hold still for
=> bear up
=> take lying down
=> take a joke
=> take undergo, submit
=> sit out
=> pay
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb support
7 of 12 senses of support
Sense 1
support, back up
=> sponsor
=> patronize, patronise, shop, shop at buy at frequent, sponsor
=> help, assist, aid
=> facilitate, ease, alleviate
=> serve, attend to wait on attend, assist
=> valet
=> fag
=> benefact
=> help out
=> subserve
=> succor, succour
=> expedite, hasten
=> avail
=> care give care
=> dry-nurse
=> attend, take care look see
=> minister
=> tend
=> garden
=> landscape
=> shepherd
=> mother, fuss, overprotect
=> nurse
=> bootstrap
=> promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> connive at wink at
=> foster, further
=> spur
=> help
=> carry
=> feed
=> contribute, lead, conduce
=> undergird
=> second back endorse, indorse
Sense 2
support
=> fund
=> grubstake
=> bankroll
=> absorb, take over
=> subsidize, subsidise
=> see through
=> sponsor, patronize, patronise
=> cosponsor
Sense 3
back endorse, plump for plunk for support
=> guarantee, warrant
=> cover, insure, underwrite
=> reinsure
=> indemnify
=> certify, endorse
=> side pull root
=> champion, defend
Sense 4
hold support, sustain, hold up
=> scaffold
=> block
=> carry
=> chock
=> buoy, buoy up
=> pole
=> bracket
=> underpin
=> prop up prop, shore up shore
=> bolster
=> truss
=> brace
=> tread
Sense 5
confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
=> verify
=> check, check off mark, mark off tick off
=> receipt
=> see check, insure, see to it ensure, control, ascertain, assure
=> proofread, proof
=> control
=> double-check
=> cross-check
=> cinch
=> card
=> spot-check
=> cover
=> check
=> prove, demonstrate, establish, show shew
=> prove oneself
=> stultify
=> prove
=> negate, contradict
=> invalidate, nullify
=> disprove, confute
=> explode
=> refute, rebut, controvert
=> falsify
=> stultify
=> document
=> validate
Sense 8
defend, support, fend for
=> apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
=> color, colour, gloss
=> plead
=> extenuate, palliate, mitigate
=> stand up stick up
=> uphold
Sense 12
endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> accept live with swallow
=> stand for hold still for
=> bear up
=> take lying down
=> take a joke
=> take undergo, submit
=> test
=> sit out
=> pay
Entailment of verb support
2 of 12 senses of support
Sense 4
hold support, sustain, hold up
=> hold take hold
Sense 6
subscribe, support
=> approve, ok okay, sanction
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb support
12 senses of support
Sense 1
support, back up
Sense 2
support
=> give
Sense 3
back endorse, plump for plunk for support
=> approve, ok okay, sanction
Sense 4
hold support, sustain, hold up
Sense 5
confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
Sense 6
subscribe, support
=> agree, hold concur, concord
Sense 7
corroborate, underpin, bear out support
=> match, fit correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
Sense 8
defend, support, fend for
=> argue, reason
Sense 9
support, bolster, bolster up
=> reinforce, reenforce
Sense 10
support
=> act play, represent
Sense 11
patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
=> foster, nurture
Sense 12
endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> permit, allow let countenance
Familiarity of verb support
support used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 12)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb support
Sense 1
support, back up
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Sense 2
support
=> give
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Sense 3
back endorse, plump for plunk for support
=> approve, ok okay, sanction
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Sense 4
hold support, sustain, hold up
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Sense 5
confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
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Sense 6
subscribe, support
=> agree, hold concur, concord
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Sense 7
corroborate, underpin, bear out support
=> match, fit correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
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Sense 8
defend, support, fend for
=> argue, reason
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Sense 9
support, bolster, bolster up
=> reinforce, reenforce
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Sense 10
support
=> act play, represent
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Sense 11
patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
=> foster, nurture
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Sense 12
endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> permit, allow let countenance
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Grep of noun supporting
close supporting fire
deep supporting fire
direct supporting fire
supporting
supporting fire
supporting players
supporting structure
supporting tower
Overview of noun supporting
The noun supporting has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) support, supporting -- (the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support")
Overview of verb support
The verb support has 12 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (26) support, back up -- (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to "She supported him during the illness")
2. (16) support -- (support financially in an enterprise; "The scholarship saw me through college")
3. (14) back endorse, plump for plunk for support -- (be behind; approve of "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960")
4. (14) hold support, sustain, hold up -- (be the physical support of carry the weight of "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?")
5. (6) confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm -- (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant")
6. (3) subscribe, support -- (adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion")
7. (2) corroborate, underpin, bear out support -- (support with evidence or authority : make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence")
8. (2) defend, support, fend for -- (argue or speak in defense of "She supported the motion to strike")
9. (1) support, bolster, bolster up -- (support; of morale, theories, etc.)
10. support -- (play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act")
11. patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going -- (be a regular customer or client of "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could")
12. endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up -- (put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat")
Overview of adj supporting
The adj supporting has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) encouraging, supporting -- (furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher")
2. load-bearing, supporting -- (capable of bearing a structural load; "a supporting wall")
Antonyms of adj supporting
2 senses of supporting
Sense 1
encouraging, supporting
INDIRECT (VIA supportive) -> unsupportive
Sense 2
load-bearing(postnominal), supporting(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA bearing) -> nonbearing
Similarity of adj supporting
2 senses of supporting
Sense 1
encouraging, supporting
=> supportive (vs. unsupportive)
Sense 2
load-bearing(postnominal), supporting(postnominal)
=> bearing(postnominal) (vs. nonbearing)
Attributes of adj supporting
Familiarity of adj supporting
supporting used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj supporting
self-supporting
supporting
Overview of noun supporting
The noun supporting has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) support, supporting -- (the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support")
Overview of verb support
The verb support has 12 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (26) support, back up -- (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to "She supported him during the illness")
2. (16) support -- (support financially in an enterprise; "The scholarship saw me through college")
3. (14) back endorse, plump for plunk for support -- (be behind; approve of "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960")
4. (14) hold support, sustain, hold up -- (be the physical support of carry the weight of "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?")
5. (6) confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm -- (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant")
6. (3) subscribe, support -- (adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion")
7. (2) corroborate, underpin, bear out support -- (support with evidence or authority : make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence")
8. (2) defend, support, fend for -- (argue or speak in defense of "She supported the motion to strike")
9. (1) support, bolster, bolster up -- (support; of morale, theories, etc.)
10. support -- (play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act")
11. patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going -- (be a regular customer or client of "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could")
12. endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up -- (put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat")
Overview of adj supporting
The adj supporting has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) encouraging, supporting -- (furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher")
2. load-bearing, supporting -- (capable of bearing a structural load; "a supporting wall")
supporting definition
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