3
bracket
3
groin(noun, angularity)
3
hold(verb, maintain, base, uphold, reinforce)
3
sustain(verb, hold, maintain, uphold, reinforce)
3
underpinning(noun, support, leg)
3
uphold(verb, hold, maintain, reinforce, bolster)
2
akimbo
2
arm
2
back up(noun, verb, phrasal verb)
2
backbone(support, prop, pillar, bulwark)
2
bear out(verb, phrasal verb)
2
buoy up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
carry(verb, hold, maintain, uphold, reinforce)
2
corset
2
cradle(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
2
crutches
2
cushion(noun, sill, beanbag)
2
delta
2
elbow(noun, item, angularity)
2
fork
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