While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Support crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on March 5 2025 Wall Street Journal Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Support has a total of 5 letters.
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Definition
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That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a
bandage or a prop.
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A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining
tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.
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The state of being braced or tight; tension.
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A piece of material used to transmit, or change the
direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or
truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as
a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the
structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a
diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
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A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or
lines, which are to be taken together; thus, boll, bowl; or, in music,
used to connect staves.
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A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which
the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
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A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding
and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
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A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied
to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt.
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Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
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Harness; warlike preparation.
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Armor for the arm; vantbrace.
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The mouth of a shaft.
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To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace
a beam in a building.
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To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension;
to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.
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To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
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To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold
firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.
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To move around by means of braces; as, to brace the
yards.
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To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with
up.
Check the table below for more likely or similar clues and answers related to Support crossword clue.
Rank
Answer
Clue
Publisher
99%
BRACE
Support
Wall Street Journal
20%
ARMS
Plank supports
LA Times
20%
GIRDS
Supports
LA Times
20%
RAIL
Staircase support
Wall Street Journal
20%
TEE
Golf ball support
Daily Themed
20%
ALANON
Friends-and-family support group
Wall Street Journal
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
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The answer we have in our database for "Support" is: BRACE
There are a total of 5 letters in BRACE
The crossword clue "Support" was last spotted on March 5 2025
"Support" was last seen on Wall Street Journal Crossword
LA Times Crossword
Thomas Joseph Crossword
New York Times Crossword
Daily Themed Crossword
Wall Street Journal Crossword
Premier Sunday Crossword
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Newsday Crossword
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