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That which furnishes support to animal life; means of support; provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood; as, a meager subsistence. His viceroy could only propose to himself a comfortable subsistence out of the plunder of his province. Addison.

To strew or lay under anything. [Obs.] The melted glass being supported by the substrated sand. Boyle.

To come under, as a support or stay; to happen. A future state must needs subvene to prevent the whole edifice from falling into ruin. Bp. Warburton.

The act of relieving, as of a burden; support; aid; assistance; help.

To come to the aid of; to subsidize; to support.

Helping; aiding; supporting. Urquhart.

To support; to prosper; to promote. [R.] Succeed my wish and second my design. Dryden.

tiono run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as, to succor a besieged city. [Written also succour.] He is able to succor them that are tempted. Heb. ii. 18.

To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to sustain; to bear up under. Our spirit and strength entire, Strongly to suffer and support our pains. Milton.

The weight supported per square unit of surface; the quotient obtained by dividing the gross weight, in pounds, of a fully loaded flying machine, by the total area, in square feet, of its supporting surface.

To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action. To suspend payment (Com.), to cease paying debts or obligations; to fail; -- said of a merchant, a bank, etc.

which the weights act, or from which they are suspended. -- Suspension bridge, a bridge supported by chains, ropes, or wires, which usually pass over high piers or columns at each end, and are secured in the ground beyond. -- Suspension of arms (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of operations agreed on by the comman…

a bandage or bag for supporting the scrotum.

To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight. Every pillar the temple to sustain. Chaucer.

The act of sustaining; maintenance; support. Milton. Lowell.

The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.

Supporting; sustaining; as, a sustentacular tissue.

The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained; preservation from falling; support; sustenance; maintenance.

To be supported by water or other fluid; not to sink; to float; as, any substance will swim, whose specific gravity is less than that of the fluid in which it is immersed.

Board; support. [Obs.] Trence in English (1614).