Definition of sustain

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Sustain (v. t.) 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..

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Kiteflying :: Kiteflying (n.) A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal; -- called also kiting..
Waste :: Waste (v. i.) To procure or sustain a reduction of flesh; -- said of a jockey in preparation for a race, etc..
Suffer :: Suffer (v. t.) To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to sustain; to bear up under.
Tent :: Tent (n.) A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp..
Martyr :: Martyr (n.) Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause..
Support :: Support (v. t.) To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches..
Dependent :: Dependent (a.) Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; contingent or conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends..
Rod :: Rod (n.) A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar..
Support :: Support (v. t.) To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes..
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..
Succiduous :: Successor (n.) One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; -- correlative to predecessor; as, the successor of a deceased king..
Apyrous :: Apyrous (a.) Incombustible; capable of sustaining a strong heat without alteration of form or properties.
Bear :: Bear (v. t.) To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change..
Desert :: Desert (n.) A tract, which may be capable of sustaining a population, but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary place..
Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain..
Sustentation :: Sustentate (v. t.) To sustain.
Sustainer :: Sustained (a.) Held up to a certain pitch, degree, or level; uniform; as, sustained pasion; a sustained style of writing; a sustained note in music..
Underfong :: Underfong (v. t.) To sustain; to support; to guard.
Sustentate :: Sustentacular (a.) Supporting; sustaining; as, a sustentacular tissue..
Support :: Support (v. t.) To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear..
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