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support(noun, verb, support, hold)
10
prop(noun, verb, support, hold)
8
bolster(noun, verb, support, hold)
7
brace(noun, verb, support, hold)
7
buttress(noun, verb, support, hold)
5
mainstay(noun, verb, support, hold)
5
shore(noun, verb, support, hold)
5
stay(noun, verb, support, hold)
3
bear(verb, hold, stay, base)
3
hold(verb, base, uphold, reinforce)
3
sustain(verb, hold, uphold, reinforce)
3
uphold(verb, hold, reinforce, bolster)
2
carry(verb, hold, uphold, reinforce)
2
cradle(verb, hold, stay, bear)
2
hold up(verb, expression, hold, stay)
2
keep up(verb, expression, hold, stay)
2
reinforce(verb, hold, uphold, bolster)
2
shore up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold)
2
shoulder(verb, hold, stay, bear)
2
undergird(verb, hold, stay, bear)
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