Definitions
1.VerbTo help keep from falling."Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.; He staggered away from the accident site, supported by one friend on each side."
2.VerbTo back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid:"I support France in the World Cup."
3.VerbTo provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood."Mars does not currently support human habitation."
4.VerbTo help, particularly financially; to subsidize."The government supports the arts in several ways."
5.VerbTo provide evidence for; to lend credibility to."The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges.; The evidence will not support the statements or allegations."
6.VerbTo serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to."The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force."
7.VerbTo assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for."I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization.; I don't make decisions, but I support those who do."
8.VerbTo answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold."Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?"
9.VerbTo be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.)."Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software."
10.VerbTo endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; tolerate.
11.VerbTo play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer)."to support the character of King Lear; And the award for best supporting actress goes to..."
12.NounSomething which supports."Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform."
13.NounFinancial or other help."The government provides support to the arts in several ways."
14.NounAnswers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold."Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?"
15.Nounin relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set.
16.NounA 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."
17.NounThe set of all prime ideals of
R
{\displaystyle R}
such that the localization of
M
{\displaystyle M}
at the prime is nonzero, denoted
Supp
M
{\displaystyle \operatorname {Supp} M}
18.NounEvidence."The new research provides further support for our theory."
19.NounCompatibility and functionality for a given product or feature."This game has no mouse support."
20.NounAn actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
21.NounAn accompaniment in music.
22.NounClipping of support position.
23.NounHorizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed. (Can we add an example for this sense?)