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Sense: Verb: maintain
Synonyms:
maintain Collocations, sustain Collocations, back up, support Collocations, defend Collocations, justify, get behind, rally behind, lend support, corroborate, stick up for , endorse Collocations, champion Collocations, stand by, ratify, vindicate
Sense: Verb: prop up physically
Synonyms:
prop up, support Collocations, brace Collocations, shore up, keep up, hold up, bear Collocations, buttress, sustain Collocations, underpin Collocations, undergird
Sense: Verb: raise
Synonyms:
raise Collocations, lift Collocations, hold up, hoist Collocations, elevate, pick up, upraise, uplift