Definitions
1.VerbTo hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
2.VerbTo keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
3.VerbTo support by approval or encouragement; to vindicate; to confirm (something which has been questioned)
4.Verb↑ Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese. Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003 (in collaboration with Oxford University Press). ISBN 8839551107. Online version here