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Meaning of support

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

support

Pronunciation:/səˈpɔːt//səˈpɔɹt/

noun

Definitions

  1. (sometimes attributive) Something which supports.

    Example: Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.

  2. Financial or other help.

    Example: The government provides support to the arts in several ways.

  3. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.

    Example: Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?

  4. In relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.

verb

Definitions

  1. To keep from falling.

    Example: Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.

  2. To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.

    Example: Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?

  3. To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.

    Example: I support France in the World Cup.

  4. To help, particularly financially.

    Example: The government supports the arts in several ways.

noun

Definitions

  1. A position in which a gymnast is holding their body above the rings (or high bar, parallel bars...) usually with straight arms.