Definition of sustain

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Sustain (v. t.) To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate..

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Spurner :: Spurn (n.) A body of coal left to sustain an overhanding mass.
Bear :: Bear (v. t.) To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc..
Revetment :: Revetment (v. t.) A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall..
Insecure :: Insecure (a.) Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe; unstable; exposed to danger or loss..
Sleeve :: Sleeve (n.) A tubular part made to cover, sustain, or steady another part, or to form a connection between two parts..
Agent :: Agent (a.) Acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action..
Sprag :: Sprag (v. t.) To prop or sustain with a sprag.
Endurer :: Endurer (n.) One who, or that which, endures or lasts; one who bears, suffers, or sustains..
Hanging :: Hanging (a.) Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges..
Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate..
Dependent :: Dependent (n.) One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for support of favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents..
Abide :: Abide (v. t.) To endure; to sustain; to submit to.
Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment..
Bunk :: Bunk (n.) A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers.
Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army..
Equitable :: Equitable (a.) That can be sustained or made available or effective in a court of equity, or upon principles of equity jurisprudence; as, an equitable estate; equitable assets, assignment, mortgage, etc..
Indemnity :: Indemnity (n.) Indemnification, compensation, or remuneration for loss, damage, or injury sustained..
Ode :: Ode (n.) A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; esp., now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style..
Monopolylogue :: Monopolylogue (n.) An exhibition in which an actor sustains many characters.
Buoy :: Buoy (v. t.) To support or sustain; to preserve from sinking into ruin or despondency.
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