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According to WordNet, the verb "support" has 11 sense(s).

201217043 be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?".

200908621 be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could".

200668099 put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage".

201720773 play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act".

202556126 give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up".

202453889 be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960".

200806314 adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion".

202663340 support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence".

200665886 establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant".

200895304 argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike".

202219094 support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college".

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