supporting — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. That supports.

Noun

1. That which supports something else; a support.

   Examples

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   But supposing that heaven had a Lord, then all included in its overspreadings and supportings, throughout the myriad of states, and within the four seas, would invariably be under the government of Heaven's Lord […]

   […] the pumps could he installed at once on the completion of the pump-house supportings.

Adjective

1. furnishing support and encouragement

   Synonyms

   encouraging

   Examples

   the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher

2. capable of bearing a structural load

   Synonyms

   load-bearing

   Examples

   a supporting wall

Noun

1. the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

   Synonyms

   support

   Broader terms

   activity

   Examples

   he leaned against the wall for support