supporting

Noun	1.	supporting - the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support" support activity - any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity" propping up, shoring up, shoring - the act of propping up with shores dangling, hanging, suspension - the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
Adj.	1.	supporting - furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher" encouraging supportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer"
	2.	supporting - capable of bearing a structural load; "a supporting wall" load-bearing bearing - (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain

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