Definisi : 4. sustain, menampung: the land is so barren that it cannot even ~ a small population, tanah itu terlalu tandus utk menampung walaupun penduduk yg kecil bilangannya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 3. maintain, provide for, menyara: the boy has been able to ~ himself since he was fifteen, budak itu dapat menyara dirinya sendiri sejak dia berumur lima belas tahun; a man who has a wife and six children to ~, lelaki yg mempunyai seorang isteri dan enam orang anak utk disara; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 2. back up, encourage or lend assistance to, menyokong: I’m sure most people would ~ this view, saya yakin ramai orang yg akan menyokong pendapat ini; he did not forget those who had ~ed him in the power-struggle,dia tdk melupakan sesiapa saja yg telah menyokongnya dlm perebutan kuasa itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : the shelves will have to be specially reinforced to ~ the weight of all those books, para-para itu terpaksa diperkukuh utk menampung berat kesemua buku itu; as he couldn’t sit up on his own, his wife had to ~ him, oleh sebab dia tdk boleh duduk sendiri, isterinya terpaksa menyokongnya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : vt 1. hold up, bear the weight of, [various translations]: the columns that ~ the roof, tiang-tiang yg menyangga atap itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : no (visible) means of ~, tdk ada mata pencarian: she was forced to go into a home as she had no visible means of ~, dia terpaksa tinggal di rumah orang-orang tua krn tdk ada mata pencarian; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : in ~ of, sbg menyokong: he produced documents in ~ of his claim, dia mengemukakan dokumen-dokumen sbg menyokong tuntutannya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 6. sympathetic encouragement etc, dorongan: your ~ means a lot to me, dorongan kamu membawa makna yg besar kpd saya; 7. one who gives such sympathy, comfort, pendorong: he was a great ~ to her in her hour of need, lelaki itu menjadi pendorongnya yg kuat semasa dia menghadapi kesusahan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 5. practical assistance or help, bantuan: the school committee wanted ~ from the parents in setting up a canteen for the students, jawatankuasa sekolah memerlukan bantuan drpd ibu bapa dlm usaha mereka membina kantin utk murid-murid; the local theatre is looking for financial ~ for their next production, kumpulan pementasan tempatan sedang mencari bantuan kewangan utk pementasan mereka yg berikutnya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 4. supporter, penyokong: the business community, once his chief ~, had deserted him, komuniti perniagaan yg satu masa dulu menjadi penyokong utamanya sekarang ini telah meninggalkannya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 3. allegiance, backing, sokongan: the plan received wide public ~, rancangan itu mendapat sokongan yg meluas di kalangan orang awam; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 2. thing that prevents st from falling, topang, sangga: once the concrete is set, the ~ can be removed, sebaik saja konkrit itu sudah keras, topangnya bolehlah dibuang; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : n 1. thing that bears the weight of st, tiang: a steel bridge on a concrete ~, sebuah jambatan besi yg ada tiang konkrit; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 8. apparatus used to support a weak or displaced part of the body, pengampu: the splint acts as a ~ for the leg until the bone heals, splin menjadi pengampu pd kaki sehingga tulang itu pulih; 9. evidence, bukti: scholars have found little ~ for this theory, para ilmuwan menjumpai bukti yg sedikit saja utk teori ini; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)