support : Idioms & Phrases

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arch support

  • noun a support for the arch of the foot
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child support

  • noun court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated
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close support

  • noun close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit
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close supporting fire

  • noun fire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to it
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deep supporting fire

  • noun fire on objectives not in the immediate vicinity of your forces but with the objective of destroying enemy reserves and weapons and interfering with the enemy command and supply and communications
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direct support

  • noun a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance
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direct supporting fire

  • noun fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole)
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electronic warfare-support measures

  • noun electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition
    ESM.
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financial support

  • noun financial resources provided to make some project possible
    backing; funding; support; financial backing.
    • the foundation provided support for the experiment
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integrated logistic support

  • noun the pooling of specific resources by subscribing nations for the support of some joint operation
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inter-service support

  • noun action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service
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interagency support

  • noun 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
    interagency support.
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interdepartmental support

  • noun 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
    interagency support.
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international logistic support

  • noun arrangements made between nations to assist each other
    mutual aid.
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life support

  • noun equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions
    life support.
    • the astronauts relied on their life-support systems
  • noun medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive
    life support.
    • the patient is on life support
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life-support

  • adjective of or pertaining to equipment or methods used to sustain life
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life-support system

  • noun equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions
    life support.
    • the astronauts relied on their life-support systems
  • noun medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive
    life support.
    • the patient is on life support
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logistic support

  • noun assistance between and within military commands
    logistic assistance.
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office of intelligence support

  • noun 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
    OIS.
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Points of support

  • (Arch.), the horizontal area of the solids of a building, walls, piers, and the like, as compared with the open or vacant spaces.
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price support

  • noun a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level
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Right of support

  • (Law), an easement or servitude by which the owner of a house has a right to rest his timber on the walls of his neighbor's house. Kent.
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self-supporting

  • adjective satellite financially independent
    • now that my children are self-supporting
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state-supported

  • adjective satellite supported and operated by the government of a state
    • a state university
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Support arms

  • (Mil.), a command in the manual of arms in responce to which the piece is held vertically at the shoulder, with the hammer resting on the left forearm, which is passed horizontally across the body in front; also, the position assumed in response to this command.
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support column

  • noun a column that supports a heavy weight
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support hose

  • noun elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins)
    support hose.
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support level

  • noun (stock market) the price at which a certain security becomes attractive to investors
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support payment

  • noun a payment made by one person for the support of another
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support stocking

  • noun elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins)
    support hose.
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support system

  • noun 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
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supporting fire

  • noun fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat
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supporting players

  • noun a cast other than the principals
    ensemble.
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supporting structure

  • noun a structure that serves to support something
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supporting tower

  • noun a tower that serves to support something
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