Supply

Noun1.supply - an amount of something available for use
indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity
reservoir - a large or extra supply of something; "a reservoir of talent"
2.supply - offering goods and services for sale
economic process - any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth
demand - the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply"
3.supply - the activity of supplying or providing something
activity - any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity"
irrigation - supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
alimentation, feeding - the act of supplying food and nourishment
fueling, refueling - the activity of supplying or taking on fuel
care delivery, health care delivery, healthcare delivery - the provision of health care
issuance, issuing, issue - the provision of something by issuing it (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"
logistics - handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed
purveyance - the act of supplying something
stocking - the activity of supplying a stock of something; "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout"
subvention - the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort
Verb1.supply - provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
hydrate - supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance; "the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently"
charge - energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery"
date - provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"
feed - feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"
calk - provide with calks; "calk horse shoes"
give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
fund - provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest
stint, scant, skimp - supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"
terrace, terrasse - provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house"
dado - provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room"
innervate - supply nerves to (some organ or body part)
offer - make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"
signalise, signalize - provide with traffic signals; "signalize a busy intersection"
extend, offer - make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
stock - provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat"
buy in, stock - stock up on to keep for future use or sale; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low"
caption - provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing
tube - provide with a tube or insert a tube into
ticket - provide with a ticket for passage or admission; "Ticketed passengers can board now"
stock - supply with livestock; "stock a farm"
stock - supply with fish; "stock a lake"
rim - furnish with a rim; "rim a hat"
fret - provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar"
step - furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"
rail - provide with rails; "The yard was railed"
grate - furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace"
capitalise, capitalize - supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
alphabetize - provide with an alphabet; "Cyril and Method alphabetized the Slavic languages"
wharf - provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river"
air-condition - equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature; "Our house is not air-conditioned"
uniform - provide with uniforms; "The guards were uniformed"
railroad - supply with railroad lines; "railroad the West"
partner - provide with a partner
bewhisker, whisker - furnish with whiskers; "a whiskered jersey"
subtitle - supply (a movie) with subtitles
headline - provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline
match - provide funds complementary to; "The company matched the employees' contributions"
hobnail - supply with hobnails
wive - provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife
victual - supply with food; "The population was victualed during the war"
cloy, surfeit - supply or feed to surfeit
heat - provide with heat; "heat the house"
seat - provide with seats; "seat a concert hall"
seat - put a seat on a chair
ramp - furnish with a ramp; "The ramped auditorium"
arm - supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan"
interleave - provide (books) with blank leaves
glass, glaze - furnish with glass; "glass the windows"
crenel, crenelate, crenellate - supply with battlements
causeway - provide with a causeway; "A causewayed swamp"
2.supply - circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"
unblock, unfreeze, release, free - make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
reissue - issue (a new version of); "if you forget your password, it can be changed and reissued"
distribute - make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"
free, release - make (information) available publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
3.supply - provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
staff - provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"
drench - force to drink
regale, treat - provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"
board - provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"
feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
feed - serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six"
dish, dish up, serve up, dish out, serve - provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"
cater - supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
pimp, procure, pander - arrange for sexual partners for others
serve, help - help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"
power - supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines"
feed - provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts"
pander, gratify, indulge - yield (to); give satisfaction to
underlay - provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists"
fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill - fill or meet a want or need
horse - provide with a horse or horses
shower - provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"
accommodate - provide with something desired or needed; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?"
nourish, nurture, sustain - provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
fix up - find (something or someone) for; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl"
gutter - provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings"
give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
4.supply - state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"
say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
slip in, stick in, sneak in, insert - insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work"
toss in - add casually to a conversation; "I don't agree with this," she tossed in

 

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