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1.
To
keep
from falling;
to
bear
;
to
uphold
;
to
support
;
as,
a
foundation
sustains the
superstructure
;
a
beast
sustains a
load
;
a
rope
sustains a
weight
.
Source : opted (
153817
) - auto
2.
Hence
,
to
keep
from sinking,
as in
despondence
,
or the
like
;
to
support
.
Source : opted (
153818
) - auto
3.
To
maintain
;
to
keep
alive
;
to
support
;
to
subsist
;
to
nourish
;
as,
provisions to
sustain
an
army
.
Source : opted (
153819
) - auto
4.
To
aid
,
comfort
,
or
relieve
;
to
vindicate
.
Source : opted (
153820
) - auto
5.
To
endure
without failing or yielding;
to
bear
up
under
;
as,
to
sustain
defeat
and
disappointment
.
Source : opted (
153821
) - auto
6.
To
suffer
;
to
bear
;
to
undergo
.
Source : opted (
153822
) - auto
7.
To
allow
the
prosecution
of;
to
admit
as
valid
;
to
sanction
;
to
continue
;
not to dismiss or
abate
;
as,
the
court
sustained the
action
or
suit
.
Source : opted (
153823
) - auto
8.
To
prove
;
to
establish
by
evidence
;
to
corroborate
or
confirm
;
to be
conclusive
of;
as,
to
sustain
a
charge
,
an
accusation
,
or a
proposition
.
Source : opted (
153824
) - auto
9.
One
who
,
or that which,
upholds or sustains;
a
sustainer
.
Source : opted (
153825
) - auto
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