To move (something) to a higher position

• uprear

  1. To raise or lift up.
  2. To rise up:

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  1. To raise or lift up.
  2. To rise up:

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• upraise

  1. To raise or lift up; elevate.

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  1. To raise or lift up; elevate.

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• uplift

  1. To raise; elevate.
  2. To raise to a higher social, intellectual, or moral level or condition.
  3. To raise to spiritual or emotional heights; exalt:

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  1. To raise; elevate.
  2. To raise to a higher social, intellectual, or moral level or condition.
  3. To raise to spiritual or emotional heights; exalt:

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• take up

  1. The act of taking or tightening up.
  2. A device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion, as one in a loom.

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  1. The act of taking or tightening up.
  2. A device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion, as one in a loom.

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• rear

  1. A hind part.
  2. The point or area farthest from the front:
  3. The part of a military deployment usually farthest from the fighting front.

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  1. A hind part.
  2. The point or area farthest from the front:
  3. The part of a military deployment usually farthest from the fighting front.

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• raise

  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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• pick up

  1. To lift; to grasp and raise.
  2. To collect an object, especially in passing.
  3. (intransitive) To clean up; to return to an organized state.

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  1. To lift; to grasp and raise.
  2. To collect an object, especially in passing.
  3. (intransitive) To clean up; to return to an organized state.

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• lift

  1. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  2. To transport by air:
  3. To revoke by taking back; rescind:

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  1. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  2. To transport by air:
  3. To revoke by taking back; rescind:

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• hoist

  1. To raise or haul up, often with the help of a mechanical apparatus.
  2. To raise to one's mouth in order to drink:
  3. To become raised or lifted.

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  1. To raise or haul up, often with the help of a mechanical apparatus.
  2. To raise to one's mouth in order to drink:
  3. To become raised or lifted.

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• heave

  1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force:
  2. To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl:
  3. To throw or toss:

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  1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force:
  2. To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl:
  3. To throw or toss:

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• elevate

  1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
  2. To increase the amount or intensity of:
  3. To promote to a higher rank.

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  1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
  2. To increase the amount or intensity of:
  3. To promote to a higher rank.

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• boost

  1. To raise or lift by pushing up from below.
  2. To increase; raise:
  3. To assist in further development or progress:

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  1. To raise or lift by pushing up from below.
  2. To increase; raise:
  3. To assist in further development or progress:

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To keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficulty

• sustain

  1. To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong:
  2. To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently.
  3. To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for:

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  1. To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong:
  2. To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently.
  3. To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for:

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• support

  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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• prop

  1. An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support.
  2. One that serves as a means of support or assistance.
  3. To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.

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  1. An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support.
  2. One that serves as a means of support or assistance.
  3. To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.

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• buoy

  1. A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel.
  2. A life buoy.
  3. To keep afloat or aloft:

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  1. A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel.
  2. A life buoy.
  3. To keep afloat or aloft:

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• bolster

  1. A long narrow pillow or cushion.
  2. To support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion.
  3. To buoy up or hearten:

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  1. A long narrow pillow or cushion.
  2. To support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion.
  3. To buoy up or hearten:

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To sustain the weight of

• support

  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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• hold

  1. To have and keep in one's grasp:
  2. To aim or direct; point:
  3. To keep from falling or moving; support:

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  1. To have and keep in one's grasp:
  2. To aim or direct; point:
  3. To keep from falling or moving; support:

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• carry

  1. To hold or support while moving; bear:
  2. To move or take from one place to another; transport:
  3. To escort or accompany.

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  1. To hold or support while moving; bear:
  2. To move or take from one place to another; transport:
  3. To escort or accompany.

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• bear

  1. To carry (something) on one's person from one place to another:
  2. To move from one place to another while containing or supporting (something); convey or transport:
  3. To cause to move by or with steady pressure; push:

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  1. To carry (something) on one's person from one place to another:
  2. To move from one place to another while containing or supporting (something); convey or transport:
  3. To cause to move by or with steady pressure; push:

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To aid the cause of by approving or favoring

• support

  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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• stand by

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To wait in expectation of some event; to make ready.
  2. (idiomatic) To remain loyal or faithful to.
  3. To do nothing. To be inactive in a situation.

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  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To wait in expectation of some event; to make ready.
  2. (idiomatic) To remain loyal or faithful to.
  3. To do nothing. To be inactive in a situation.

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• stand behind

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see stand,"Ž behind.
  2. (idiomatic) To support; express one's support

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see stand,"Ž behind.
  2. (idiomatic) To support; express one's support

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• side with

  1. To choose to take the same point of view as (someone).

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  1. To choose to take the same point of view as (someone).

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• recommend

  1. To praise or commend to another as being worthy or desirable; endorse:
  2. To make attractive or acceptable:
  3. To advise or counsel:

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  1. To praise or commend to another as being worthy or desirable; endorse:
  2. To make attractive or acceptable:
  3. To advise or counsel:

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• plump for

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• get behind

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• endorse

  1. To express approval of or give support to, especially by public statement; sanction:
  2. To recommend (a product), often in exchange for payment, as in an advertisement.
  3. To write one's signature on the back of (a check) to obtain the amount payable or to make the amount payable available to a third party or to the bearer.

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  1. To express approval of or give support to, especially by public statement; sanction:
  2. To recommend (a product), often in exchange for payment, as in an advertisement.
  3. To write one's signature on the back of (a check) to obtain the amount payable or to make the amount payable available to a third party or to the bearer.

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• champion

  1. One that wins first place or first prize in a competition.
  2. One that is clearly superior or has the attributes of a winner:
  3. An ardent defender or supporter of a cause or another person:

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  1. One that wins first place or first prize in a competition.
  2. One that is clearly superior or has the attributes of a winner:
  3. An ardent defender or supporter of a cause or another person:

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• back

  1. The part of the trunk of the human body along and to the sides of the spine between the neck and the pelvis; the dorsum.
  2. The analogous dorsal region in other animals.
  3. The backbone or spine.

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  1. The part of the trunk of the human body along and to the sides of the spine between the neck and the pelvis; the dorsum.
  2. The analogous dorsal region in other animals.
  3. The backbone or spine.

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• advocate

  1. To speak, plead, or argue in favor of:
  2. To act as an advocate:
  3. One that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender:

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  1. To speak, plead, or argue in favor of:
  2. To act as an advocate:
  3. One that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender:

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To hold up

• prop

  1. An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support.
  2. One that serves as a means of support or assistance.
  3. To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.

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  1. An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support.
  2. One that serves as a means of support or assistance.
  3. To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.

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• buttress

  1. a projecting structure, generally of brick or stone, built against a wall to support or reinforce it
  2. anything like a buttress; support or prop
  3. to support or reinforce with a buttress

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  1. a projecting structure, generally of brick or stone, built against a wall to support or reinforce it
  2. anything like a buttress; support or prop
  3. to support or reinforce with a buttress

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• brace

  1. A device that holds or fastens two or more parts together or in place; a clamp.
  2. A device, such as a supporting beam in a building or a connecting wire or rope, that steadies or holds something else erect.
  3. Suspenders.

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  1. A device that holds or fastens two or more parts together or in place; a clamp.
  2. A device, such as a supporting beam in a building or a connecting wire or rope, that steadies or holds something else erect.
  3. Suspenders.

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To maintain

• back up

  1. See backup.

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  1. See backup.

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• sustain

  1. To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong:
  2. To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently.
  3. To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for:

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  1. To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong:
  2. To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently.
  3. To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for:

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• confirm

  1. To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify:
  2. To reaffirm the establishment of (a reservation or advance arrangement).
  3. To make firmer; strengthen:

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  1. To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify:
  2. To reaffirm the establishment of (a reservation or advance arrangement).
  3. To make firmer; strengthen:

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