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1.noun(sometimes attributive) Something which supports."Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform."
2.nounFinancial or other help."The government provides support to the arts in several ways."
3.nounAnswers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold."Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?"
4.nounIn relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.
5.noun(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.nounEvidence."The new research provides further support for our theory."
7.nounCompatibility and functionality for a given product or feature."This game has no mouse support."
8.nounAn actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
9.nounAn accompaniment in music.
10.noun(structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.
11.verbTo keep from falling."Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform."
12.verbTo answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold."Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?"
13.verbTo back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid."I support France in the World Cup."
14.verbTo help, particularly financially."The government supports the arts in several ways."
15.verbTo verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain."The evidence will not support the statements or allegations."
16.verbTo serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to."I don't make decisions, but I support those who do."
17.verbTo 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."
18.verbTo be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for."I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization."
19.verbTo endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
20.verbTo assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain."to support the character of King Lear"
21.nounA position in which a gymnast is holding their body above the rings (or high bar, parallel bars...) usually with straight arms.