documentation support | documentary validation, his documentation of the results was excellent, the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones |
care maintenance upkeep | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order, he wrote the manual on car care |
scheduled maintenance | maintenance at a regularly scheduled time |
maintenance criminal maintenance | the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community, unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit |
support reinforcement reenforcement | a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission, they called for artillery support |
close support | close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit |
direct support | a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance |
electronic warfare-support measures ESM | electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition |
support supporting | the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening, he leaned against the wall for support |
support | aiding the cause or policy or interests of, the president no longer has the support of his own party, they developed a scheme of mutual support |
support | the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities, his support kept the family together, they gave him emotional support during difficult times |
sustenance sustentation sustainment maintenance upkeep | the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence, they were in want of sustenance, fishing was their main sustainment |
logistic support logistic assistance | assistance between and within military commands |
integrated logistic support | the pooling of specific resources by subscribing nations for the support of some joint operation |
mutual aid international logistic support | arrangements made between nations to assist each other |
interdepartmental support interagency support | provision of logistic (or administrative) support by one or more of the military services to one or more departments or agencies of the United States government |
inter-service support | action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service |
arch support | a support for the arch of the foot |
life-support system life support | medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive, the patient is on life support |
life-support system life support | equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions, the astronauts relied on their life-support systems |
support | any device that bears the weight of another thing, there was no place to attach supports for a shelf |
support | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation, the statue stood on a marble support |
support column | a column that supports a heavy weight |
support hose support stocking | elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) |
support | something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest, the policy found little public support, his faith was all the support he needed, the team enjoyed the support of their fans |
accompaniment musical accompaniment backup support | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts |
Office of Intelligence Support OIS | agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy |
service staff maintenance staff | those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant |
support system | a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance, a network that enables you to live in a certain style |
repairman maintenance man service man | a skilled worker whose job is to repair things |
price support | a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level |
support payment | a payment made by one person for the support of another |
alimony maintenance | court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated |
child support | court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated |
support level | (stock market) the price at which a certain security becomes attractive to investors |
health maintenance organization HMO | group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians |
support keep livelihood living bread and butter sustenance | the financial means whereby one lives, each child was expected to pay for their keep, he applied to the state for support, he could no longer earn his own livelihood |
support financial support funding backing financial backing | financial resources provided to make some project possible, the foundation provided support for the experiment |
maintenance | means of maintenance of a family or group |
confirm corroborate sustain substantiate support affirm | establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts, his story confirmed my doubts, The evidence supports the defendant |
c digest endure stick out stomach bear stand tolerate support brook abide suffer put up bac | 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 |
subscribe support | adopt as a belief, I subscribe to your view on abortion |
defend support fend for | argue or speak in defense of, She supported the motion to strike |
patronize patronise patronage support keep going | be a regular customer or client of, We patronize this store, Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could |
hold support sustain hold up | 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? |
support | play a subordinate role to (another performer), Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act |
support | support materially or financially, he does not support his natural children, The scholarship supported me when I was in college |
back endorse indorse plump for plunk for support | be behind, approve of, He plumped for the Labor Party, I backed Kennedy i |
support back up | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to, She supported him during the illness, Her children always backed her up |
corroborate underpin bear out support | support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm, The stories and claims were born out by the evidence |