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Definition of support
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : to endure bravely or quietly : bear
2a(1) : to promote the interests or cause of
(2) : to uphold or defend as valid or right : advocate supports fair play
(3) : to argue or vote for supported the motion to lower taxes
c : to provide with substantiation : corroborate support an alibi
3a : to pay the costs of : maintain support a family
b : to provide a basis for the existence or subsistence of the island could probably support three— A. B. C. Whipple support a habit
4a : to hold up or serve as a foundation or prop for
b : to maintain (a price) at a desired level by purchases or loans also : to maintain the price of by purchases or loans
5 : to keep from fainting, yielding, or losing courage : comfort
6 : to keep (something) going
support
nounDefinition of support (Entry 2 of 2)
1a : the act or process of supporting : the condition of being supported
b : assistance provided by a company to users of its products customer support
2 : one that supports —often used attributively a support staff
3 : sufficient strength in a suit bid by one's partner in bridge to justify raising the suit
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Synonyms & Antonyms for support
Synonyms: Verb
abet, aid, assist, back, backstop, help, prop (up)
Synonyms: Noun
abetment, aid, assist, assistance, backing, boost, hand, help, helping hand, leg up, lift
Antonyms: Verb
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of support in a Sentence
Verb
I completely support your decision to stay. She no longer supports the war. The senator says that he supports the proposed legislation. Which presidential candidate do you support? The study is supported by the American Medical Association. The country's citizens were asked to support the war effort. Her friends supported her by signing her petition. The charity supports needy families. Bombers were called in to support the ground troops. The planet's atmosphere cannot support human life.Noun
The team gets a lot of support from its fans. I'd like to thank my parents for all of their love and support over the years. He depended on his wife for emotional support. He applied for financial support from the state. the company's friendly support staff Inspectors found that some of the bridge's supports were weak. She used my arm as a support and limped to the chair. These sneakers are designed to give your feet extra support.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
It is seen as a maneuver to ensure that Republicans could support laws if Democratic Gov.-elect Gretchen Whitmer and Democratic Attorney General-elect Nessel are lukewarm. — David Eggert, The Seattle Times, "Michigan Republicans to take up limits on Democrats’ powers," 5 Dec. 2018 Just to watch the Perfectionists premiere and support your former costars Janel Parrish and Sasha Pieterse?! — Allie Gemmill, Teen Vogue, "The "Pretty Little Liars" Cast Is Going to Watch "The Perfectionists" Together," 4 Dec. 2018 The subtitles and captions are designed to help support the deaf or hard of hearing community, and even allow speakers to include a translation of a presentation. — Tom Warren, The Verge, "Microsoft PowerPoint is getting real-time captions and subtitles for presentations," 3 Dec. 2018 In response to decades of economic shifts, the area has focused on supporting nimbler manufacturing firms, looking to attract an array of smaller companies. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "When towns lose a factory, what comes next?," 29 Nov. 2018 Google Fi for iOS is still in beta, so Google warns that not all Fi features will be supported. — Michael Simon, PCWorld, "Google Fi wireless service now works with iPhones and most Android phones, but there’s a catch," 28 Nov. 2018 About: Take a walk with your furry BFF and support your favorite animal organization in the process. — Jenny Mccoy, SELF, "10 Ways to Use Your Love of Fitness to Do Good on Giving Tuesday or Any Day," 27 Nov. 2018 As for the other ingredients in Newborn, the brand touts hyaluronic acid, squalene, and vitamin E as the supporting cast in this cream. — Marci Robin, Allure, ""Newborn" Cream Claims to Give Adults Baby-Soft Skin With a Surprising Ingredient," 29 Oct. 2018 The newest member of the York family also participates in a nonprofit that uses skiing to help veterans regain their confidence by supporting their fitness and wellbeing. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "Prince Andrew Just Made a Big Gesture to Princess Eugenie's Husband, Jack Brooksbank," 29 Oct. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Chat hasn’t officially launched yet, as the timing is up to each carrier, but reports of support for RCS messaging coming in early 2019 fit the timing for Hangouts shutting down in 2020. — Dami Lee, The Verge, "Google may shut down Hangouts for consumers in 2020," 30 Nov. 2018 In return for support, the government wants oligarchs to split the tab. Russian billionaire Gennady Timchenko, center, attended a ceremony at the French embassy in Moscow this month. — Anatoly Kurmanaev, WSJ, "U.S. Sanctions Bring Kremlin, Russian Oligarchs Closer Together," 29 Nov. 2018 For the Israelis, the Trump disclosure of their intelligence to Russia is layered on top of the Snowden disclosures, and the CIA inability to keep its secrets, and Shadow Brokers—all of it, balanced atop their need for America's support. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "The Snowden Legacy, part one: What’s changed, really?," 21 Nov. 2018 When Theresa told her fans yesterday in an Instagram post that Victoria was getting cyber-bullied, many immediately offered up kind words of support. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'Long Island Medium' Theresa Caputo Shares Heartbreaking Update About Her Daughter's Bullying," 30 Oct. 2018 In the week since the news broke, Ariana has been leaning on her family for support. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Ariana Grande Is Leaning On Her Family Following Her Split from Pete Davidson," 21 Oct. 2018 The need for close air support in any modern battle is beyond question. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "The U.S. Doesn’t Want a No-Fly Zone Over the Korean DMZ. Here’s Why.," 18 Oct. 2018 Williams also showed an outpouring of support when Markle's charity cookbook was released in September. — Isabel Greenberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "Serena Williams Responds to Meghan Markle Wearing a Blazer from Her Clothing Line," 17 Oct. 2018 As clock speeds tended to top out at 4GHz to 5GHz, parallelism—originally in the form of support for more processor threads, and later to more physical cores—kept the processor performance on an upward trajectory. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Intel debuts 9th-generation Core chips, including Core i9 and X-series parts, with a few twists," 8 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'support.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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support
nounFinancial Definition of support
What It Is
In technical trading analysis, support is a lower limit in a price channel in which a security’s price tends to stay.
How It Works
Price channels can slope up (indicating bullish sentiment) or down (indicating bearish sentiment); they don’t have to simply go “sideways.” The important geometric characteristic is that the resistance lines (which are the opposite of support lines; they are the upper limits of the price channel) and support lines are parallel, as shown in this price channel for ChevronTexaco (CVX). The channel lines themselves are often based on multiday moving averages or logarithmic scales that reflect price movements in percentage terms. However, technical trading is as much an art as it is a science, and so one technical trader’s price channel might be different from another’s.
When a stock’s price touches or goes below the support, this may signal a trend change, which is why the support level is very important to technical traders.
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Why It Matters
Price channels help tip traders off about trend changes in a stock or "unusual" activity when the price goes above or below the price channel lines (we call this a breakout). For example, a technical trader might buy when a stock hits the support level of an upward-sloping price channel; similarly, traders hope to be already out of a stock before it hits the support level on a downward-sloping price channel.
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support
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English Language Learners Definition of support
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to agree with or approve of (someone or something)
: to show that you approve of (someone or something) by doing something
: to give help or assistance to (someone or something)
support
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of support (Entry 2 of 2)
: the act of showing that you believe that someone or something is good or acceptable : approval of someone or something
: the act of helping someone by giving love, encouragement, etc.
: help that is given in the form of money or other valuable things
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Kids Definition of support
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : to hold up or in position : serve as a foundation or prop for Posts support the porch roof.
2 : to take sides with : favor Which candidate do you support?
3 : to provide evidence for : verify They cannot support this claim.
4 : to pay the costs of : maintain His income supports a large family.
5 : to keep going : sustain There is not enough air to support life.
6 : to provide help or encouragement to My friends supported me while I was sick.
support
nounKids Definition of support (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : the act of supporting : the condition of being supported
2 : someone or something that supports
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support
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Medical Definition of support
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : to hold up or serve as a foundation or prop for
2 : to maintain in condition, action, or existence support respiration support life
support
nounMedical Definition of support (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : the act or process of supporting : the condition of being supported respiratory support
2 : supporter
support
transitive verbLegal Definition of support
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : to promote the interests or cause of
b : to uphold or defend as valid or right
c : to argue or vote for
2 : to provide with substantiation or corroboration support an alibi
3 : to provide with the means of livelihood (as housing, food, or clothing) especially in accordance with an agreement or court order
4 : to hold up or in position : maintain the physical integrity of the right to have one's land supported by the underlying land
support
nounLegal Definition of support (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : the act or process of supporting : the condition of being supported pledged the candidate their support
2 : a means of obtaining the necessities of life (as food, shelter, and clothing) : a source of livelihood especially in the form of alimony or child support
3 : something that provides support
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