supply

1 obsolete :  assistance, succor

2a obsolete :  reinforcements —often used in pluralb :  a member of the clergy filling a vacant pulpit temporarilyc :  the quantity or amount (as of a commodity) needed or available beer was in short supply in that hot weather — Nevil Shuted :  provisions, stores —usually used in plural

3 :  the act or process of filling a want or need engaged in the supply of raw materials to industry

4 :  the quantities of goods or services offered for sale at a particular time or at one price

5 :  something that maintains or constitutes a supply

1 :  to provide for :  satisfy There is enough to supply the demand.

2 :  to make available :  furnish The tree supplies shade.

1 :  the amount of something that is needed or can be gotten medical supplies

2 :  ²store 3 I keep a supply of pencils in my desk.

3 :  the act or process of providing something The company is engaged in the supply of raw materials.

:  to furnish (organs, tissues, or cells) with a vital element (as blood or nerve fibers)—used of nerves and blood vessels the mandibular foramen transmits blood vessels and nerves supplying the lower teeth