Dictionary Entry
sustain
sustain is a 7-letter English word with 16 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 16 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2transitive verb
Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support.
- 3transitive verb
To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army.
- 4transitive verb
To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
- 5transitive verb
To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment.
- 6transitive verb
To suffer; to bear; to undergo.
- 7transitive verb
To allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the court sustained the action or suit.
- 8transitive verb
To prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition.
- 9noun
One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer.
- 10verb
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
"She suffered a fracture in the accident"
"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"
- 11verb
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
"his story confirmed my doubts"
"The evidence supports the defendant"
- 12verb
admit as valid
"The court sustained the motion"
- 13verb
supply with necessities and support
"She alone sustained her family"
"The money will sustain our good cause"
- 14verb
provide with nourishment
"We sustained ourselves on bread and water"
"This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
- 15verb
be the physical support of; carry the weight of
"The beam holds up the roof"
"He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"
- 16verb
lengthen or extend in duration or space
"We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"
"prolong the treatment of the patient"
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