grovel
[gruhv-uh l, grov-]
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verb (used without object), groveled, groveling or (especiallyBritish) grovelled, grovelling.
1.
to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utterservility.
2.
to lie or crawl with the face downward and the body prostrate,especially in abject humility, fear, etc.
3.
to take pleasure in mean or base things.
support
[suh-pawrt, -pohrt]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as afoundation for.
2.
to sustain or withstand (weight, pressure, strain, etc.) without givingway; serve as a prop for.
3.
to undergo or endure, especially with patience or submission; tolerate.
4.
to sustain (a person, the mind, spirits, courage, etc.) under trial oraffliction:
They supported him throughout his ordeal.
5.
to maintain (a person, family, establishment, institution, etc.) bysupplying with things necessary to existence; provide for:
to support a family.
6.
to uphold (a person, cause, policy, etc.) by aid, countenance, one'svote, etc.; back; second.
7.
to maintain or advocate (a theory, principle, etc.).