[səˈpɔːtɪŋ], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- bearing all or part of the weight of something
(e.g: supporting structures for the elevated roads will be brought to site by huge trailers)

- serving to corroborate something
(e.g: he offered no supporting evidence for this opinion)

- (of an actor or role) important in a play or film but of lesser importance than the leading parts
(e.g: his performance is excellent but he is more than matched by the supporting cast)


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