supporting

adj 1: furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child

needs supporting and accepting treatment from the

teacher" [syn: {encouraging}]

2: capable of bearing a structural load; "a supporting wall"

[syn: {load-bearing(a)}, {supporting(a)}]

n : the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he

leaned against the wall for support"; "they forded the

stream supporting their packs over their heads" [syn: {support}]