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Concept: Support

Superconcept: Obstruct


Component Semantics:

Support
Definition: prevent from falling
Required slot: object
Restriction: a Tangible-Entity
Required slot: post-conditions
Restriction: object is the object of a Be-Supported
Primary slot: agent
Inherited from: Obstruct
Restriction: causes object to be supported
Primary slot: instrument
Inherited from: Obstruct
Restriction: used to support object
Restriction: the "support"
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: support#4
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: hold#16, hold_up#1, sustain#5

Support puts an object into a Be-Supported state, which prevents the object from being the object of a Fall action. Let-Fall takes the object out of the Be-Supported state.

Other Senses:

support2
Definition: agree with/endorse
Transitivity: transitive
support3
Definition: back financially/patronize
Transitivity: transitive
support4
Definition: corroborate/prove
Transitivity: transitive
support5
Definition: help/reinforce
Transitivity: transitive
support6
Definition: provide for
Transitivity: transitive

Reference: Levin

Levin has much to say about Support, the positive admire-type psych verb but not much about physical support. The one mention of physical support is in Part Two where it appears among verbs of contiguous location. The requirement that agent and object be contiguous is true of all Obstruct Actions.

Reference: COBUILD

COBUILDsupport1
Equivalent: support2
COBUILDsupport3
Equivalent: support5
COBUILDsupport5
Equivalent: support3
COBUILDsupport6
Equivalent: support1
COBUILDsupport7
Equivalent: support1
COBUILDsupport9
Equivalent: support6
COBUILDsupport10
Equivalent: support6
COBUILDsupport11
Equivalent: support4

Reference: LDOCE

LDOCEsupport1
Equivalent: support1
LDOCEsupport2
Equivalent: support6
LDOCEsupport3
Equivalent: support6
LDOCEsupport4
Equivalent: support2
LDOCEsupport5
Equivalent: support3
LDOCEsupport6
Equivalent: support4
LDOCEsupport7
Equivalent: none
Comment: ???

Reference: NODE

NODEsupport1
Equivalents: support1, support5, support6
NODEsupport2
Equivalents: support3, support5
NODEsupport2.1
Equivalent: support6
NODEsupport2.2
Equivalent: support5
NODEsupport2.3
Equivalent: support2
NODEsupport2.4
Equivalent: support4
NODEsupport2.5
Equivalent: support3
NODEsupport2.6
Equivalent: support5
NODEsupport2.7
Equivalent: support5
NODEsupport3
Equivalent: support5

Reference: WordNet1.6

WNsupport#1
Equivalent: support2
WNsupport#2
Equivalent: support3
WNsupport#3
Equivalent: support2
WNsupport#4
Equivalent: support1
WNsupport#5
Equivalent: support4
WNsupport#6
Equivalent: support2
WNsupport#7
Equivalent: support4
WNsupport#8
Equivalent: support2
WNsupport#9
Equivalent: support5
WNsupport#10
Equivalent: support5
WNsupport#11
Equivalent: support3