4
support(verb, hold, maintain, promote, encourage)
3
shore(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
3
uphold(verb, support, hold, maintain, back)
2
back(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage)
2
back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain)
2
bear(verb, hold, maintain, stay, base)
2
bear up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, reinforce)
2
bolster(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote)
2
brace(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote)
2
buoy(verb, maintain, reinforce, buttress)
2
buoy up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, maintain)
2
buttress(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote)
2
carry(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote)
2
cradle(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
2
hold(verb, maintain, base, uphold, reinforce)
2
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
keep up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
mainstay(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear)
2
maintain(verb, support, promote, encourage, back)
2
prop(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote)
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