supporting
suh pawr ting
- n the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
- v give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
- v support materially or financially
- v be behind; approve of
- v be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- v establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- v adopt as a belief
- v support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
- v argue or speak in defense of
- v play a subordinate role to (another performer)
- v be a regular customer or client of
- v put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- s furnishing support and encouragement
the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher - s capable of bearing a structural load
a supporting wall
- The New York Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review said Brolin was the best supporting actor of the year.
- Right now groups supporting Hillary Clinton and John Edwards are flooding Iowa and the other early states with millions of dollars in paid ads, phone calls, and mailings.
- Winslet's is arguably the year's finest, leading or supporting role, male or female.