| abutment(noun, support, hold, block, back) |
| pillar(noun, verb, support, hold, increase) |
| underpin(verb, support, hold, continue, stay) |
| underpinning(noun, support, hold, block, back) |
| backing(noun, support, hold, block, back) |
| bulwark(noun, verb, support, hold, help) |
| buttressing(noun, support, strengthening) |
| gird(verb, support, close, set, fix) |
| harden(verb, support, close, set, increase) |
| substantiate(verb, support, increase, present, establish) |
| back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, increase) |
| bear(verb, support, hold, help, keep) |
| bracket(noun, support, stay, bar, foundation) |
| hold(noun, verb, support, maintain, block) |
| hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) |
| prop up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, increase) |
| rest(noun, verb, hold, block, back) |
| stanchion(noun, support, hold, block, back) |
| strut(noun, verb, support, hold, maintain) |
| temper(verb, close, set, fix, settle) |