supports

1. (sometimes attributive) Something which supports.

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

2. Financial or other help.

   The government provides support to the arts in several ways.

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

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

4. In relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.
5. (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.

6. Evidence.

   The new research provides further support for our theory.

7. Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.

   This game has no mouse support.

8. An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
9. An accompaniment in music.
10. (structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.

1. To keep from falling.

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

2. To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.

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

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

   I support France in the World Cup.

4. To help, particularly financially.

   The government supports the arts in several ways.

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

   The evidence will not support the statements or allegations.

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

9. To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
10. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.

    to support the character of King Lear

noun

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