SPage 983
- English Word Supply Definition The act of supplying; supplial.
- English Word Supply Definition That which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use or want.
- English Word Supply Definition Auxiliary troops or reenforcements.
- English Word Supply Definition The food, and the like, which meets the daily necessities of an army or other large body of men; store; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the army was discontented for lack of supplies.
- English Word Supply Definition An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures; generally in the plural; as, to vote supplies.
- English Word Supply Definition A person who fills a place for a time; one who supplies the place of another; a substitute; esp., a clergyman who supplies a vacant pulpit.
- English Word Supply Definition Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of anything; as, a supply tank or valve.
- English Word Supplyant Definition Supplying or aiding; auxiliary; suppletory.
- English Word Supplying Definition of Supply
- English Word Supplyment Definition A supplying or furnishing; supply.
- English Word Support Definition To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches.
- English Word Support Definition To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes.
- English Word Support Definition To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits.
- English Word Support Definition To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear.
- English Word Support Definition To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel.
- English Word Support Definition To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate.
- English Word Support Definition To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
- English Word Support Definition To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause.
- English Word Support Definition To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration.
- English Word Support Definition A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison, supported by his two sons.