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company supplies radios to the army. Her husband's firm supplies
the navy with anti-fouling paint. 2 yield, give, contribute,
come up with, deliver, provide, furnish: The farm supplies our
basic foods. 3 satisfy, fulfil, replenish, fill: Can you
supply the demand for clothing?
--n. 4 stock, stockpile, store, inventory, quantity, reservoir,
reserve, cache, hoard, accumulation, fund: Our supply is big
enough to serve the entire area. 5 furnishing, provision,
providing, purveying, supplying, distribution, equipping,
outfitting, provisioning, delivery, stocking, stockpiling: The
supply of microchips on a large scale is beyond our capacity.
support v. 1 back (up), stand by, help, bolster, uphold, brace,
strengthen, fortify, buttress, prop (up), shore up, reinforce,
boost, champion, assist, take up the cudgels for, aid, promote,
forward, second, advance, advocate, stand up for, be supportive
(of or in), Colloq stick up for: Peterson agreed to support him
in his bid for the presidency. 2 brace, hold up, carry, prop
(up); strengthen, shore up, reinforce, fortify, buttress: You
need a column to support this beam. 3 tolerate, bear, stand
(for), suffer, submit to, undergo, brook, stomach, endure,
abide, countenance, face, Brit stick, Colloq put up with: He
cannot support the notion that she might be guilty. 4 pay for,
fund, maintain, keep, finance, subsidize, underwrite, sponsor,
Colloq US bankroll: I can no longer support myself or my
family. 5 sustain, withstand, stand, take, bear, tolerate, hold
up under, weather: His legs were too weak to support his own
weight. 6 verify, corroborate, authenticate, vouch for,
endorse, confirm, affirm, bear out, attest to, certify,
substantiate, validate, ratify: Can anyone support his alibi?
--n. 7 help, backing, backup, reinforcement, bolstering,
encouragement, reinforcing, fortifying, assistance, aid,
succour, sustenance: Thank you for your support over the years.
8 brace, prop, stay, frame, foundation, underpinning,
substructure, truss, beam, column, pillar, strut, guy, guy wire,
mainstay, buttress, bolster, reinforcement, supporter: The
supports failed under the grandstand and it fell, injuring a
few. Alan was a tremendous support during my illness. 9
sustenance, (living) expenses, keep, maintenance, subsistence,
upkeep; finances, funding: Mona is suing David for the support
of their child. He lives mainly on government support.