| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | base |
| Synonyms: | build, construct, depend, derive, establish, found, ground, hinge, locate, plant*, predicate, prop, rest, root, set up, station, stay |
| Main Entry: | hold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support |
| Synonyms: | bear, bolster, brace, buttress, carry, lock, prop, shore up, shoulder, stay, sustain, take, underpin, uphold |
| Main Entry: | shore |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reinforce |
| Synonyms: | bear up, bolster, brace, bulwark, buttress, carry, hold, prop, strengthen, support, sustain, underpin, upbear, uphold |
| Antonyms: | discourage, dissuade, ruin |