Meaning

• (sometimes attributive) Something which supports.

  "Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform."

• Financial or other help.

  "The government provides support to the arts in several ways."

• Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.

  "Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?"

• In relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.

• (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).

  "If the membership function of a fuzzy set is continuous, then that fuzzy set's support is an open set."

• Evidence.

  "The new research provides further support for our theory."

• Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.

  "This game has no mouse support."

• An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.

• An accompaniment in music.

• (structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.

Meaning

• To keep from falling.

  "Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform."

• To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.

  "Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?"

• To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.

  "I support France in the World Cup."

• To help, particularly financially.

  "The government supports the arts in several ways."

• To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.

  "The evidence will not support the statements or allegations."

• To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.

  "I don't make decisions, but I support those who do."

• To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories, peripherals, or programming) to function compatibly with or provide the capacity for.

  "Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software."

• To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.

  "I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization."

• To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.

• To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.

  "to support the character of King Lear"

Meaning

• A position in which a gymnast is holding their body above the rings (or high bar, parallel bars...) usually with straight arms.