| support(verb, hold, maintain, promote, encourage) |
| shore(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear) |
| uphold(verb, support, hold, maintain, back) |
| back(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage) |
| back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain) |
| bear(verb, hold, maintain, stay, base) |
| bear up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, reinforce) |
| bolster(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote) |
| brace(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote) |
| buoy(verb, maintain, reinforce, buttress) |
| buoy up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain) |
| buttress(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote) |
| carry(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote) |
| cradle(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear) |
| hold(verb, maintain, base, uphold, reinforce) |
| hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain) |
| keep up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain) |
| mainstay(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear) |
| maintain(verb, support, promote, encourage, back) |
| prop(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote) |