| support | |
| 1. n. Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to. | |
| Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform. | |
| 2. n. Financial or other help. | |
| The government provides support to the arts in several ways. | |
| 3. n. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold. | |
| Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support? | |
| 4. n. (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set. | |
| 5. n. (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero). | |
| If the membership function of a fuzzy set is continuous, then that fuzzy set's support is an open set. | |
| 6. n. Evidence. | |
| The new research provides further support for our theory. | |
| 7. n. (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature. | |
| This game has no mouse support. | |
| 8. n. (gymnastics) (clipping of support position) | |
| 9. n. (structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical oder rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed .. | |
| 10. v. To keep from falling. | |
| Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform. | |
| 11. v. To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold. | |
| Sure they sell the product, but do they support it? | |
| 12. v. To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid. | |
| I support France in the World Cup | |
| 13. v. To help, particularly financially. | |
| The government supports the arts in several ways. | |
| 14. v. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain. | |
| The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges. | |
| The evidence will not support the statements or allegations. | |
| 15. v. To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to. | |
| The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force. | |
| I don't make decisions: I just support those who do. | |
| 16. v. To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories, peripherals, or programming) to function compatibly with or provide the capacity for. | |
| Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software. | |
| 17. v. To be acfor, or involved with, but not responsible for. | |
| I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization | |
| 18. v. (archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate. | |
| 19. v. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain. | |
| to support the character of King Lear | |
