Definition of "support" []

• To bear the weight of, especially from below. (verb-transitive)
• To hold in position so as to keep from falling, sinking, or slipping. (verb-transitive)
• To be capable of bearing; withstand: "His flaw'd heart . . . too weak the conflict to support” ( Shakespeare). (verb-transitive)
• To keep from weakening or failing; strengthen: The letter supported him in his grief. (verb-transitive)
• To provide for or maintain, by supplying with money or necessities. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Approximately one in every two (52%) adults say they would support increasing NASA‚Äôs budget from¬† one-sixth of one percent to one percent of the federal budget (14% strongly support and 38% support¬† this)."
• "Then one after another, amid rising enthusiasm; Ukrainean Social Democracy, support; Lithuanian Social Democracy, support; Populist Socialists, support; Polish Social Democracy, support; Polish Socialists support—but would prefer a Socialist coalition; Lettish Social Democracy, support…."
• "Here, they're all playing nicely at moguldom and at mentoring, professing a commitment to nurturing talent and using the term "support system" in a way that splits the difference between the jargon of self-help and the language of networking."