supporting
adjective/səˈpɔːtɪŋ/
/səˈpɔːrtɪŋ/
[only before noun]- a supporting actor in a play or film has an important part but not the leading one
- The movie featured Robert Lindsay in a supporting role.
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- (formal) helping to show that something is true
- There was a wealth of supporting evidence.
- carrying the weight of something
- a supporting wall
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