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| sustaining | |
| 1. n. The process by which something is sustained or upheld. |  |
| 2. adj. That sustains, supports or provides sustenance. | |
| sustain | |
| 1. n. (music) A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano. | |
| 2. v. To maintain, or keep in existence. | |
| The professor had trouble sustaining students’ interest until the end of her lectures. | |
| The city came under sustained attack by enemy forces. | |
| 3. v. To provide for or nourish. | |
| provisions to sustain an army | |
| 4. v. To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.). | |
| The building sustained major damage in the earthquake. | |
| 5. v. To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold. | |
| to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition | |
| 6. v. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support. | |
| A foundation sustains the superstructure; an animal sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight. | |
| 7. v. To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate. | |
