steun — meaning in English

English meaning

• buttress noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.
• cradle noun A small bed for a baby that rocks or swings gently.
• dole noun British informal: state unemployment benefit payments.
• strut verb To walk in a proud, stiff, confident way, often with the head held high.
• support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.

Senses

steun is used for these senses in English:

• buttress (architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
• buttress (by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
• buy-in Support; agreement; blessing (in a secular sense).
• cradle A case for a broken or dislocated limb.
• dole (informal) Payment by the state to the unemployed; unemployment benefits.
• strut (chiefly, construction) A beam or rod providing support.
• support (sometimes, attributive) Something which supports.
• support Financial or other help.

buttress — full definition

1. noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.
2. noun Something that gives support or strength to another thing.
3. noun In botany, a wide, flat root that spreads out from the base of a tree trunk to help hold it up.
4. noun A part of a mountain or rock face that sticks out sharply.

cradle — full definition

1. noun A small bed for a baby that rocks or swings gently.
2. noun The place or time where something began and was nurtured early on.
3. verb To hold something gently and protectively, as if rocking a baby.

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