støtte — meaning in English

English meaning

• buttress noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
• second adjective Coming after the first in order, position, or importance.
• support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.

Senses

støtte is used for these senses in English:

• buttress To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress.
• second One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant.
• second One who supports or seconds a motion, or the act itself, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.

buttress — full definition

1. noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
2. noun Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
3. noun A buttress root.
4. noun A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.

second — full definition

1. adjective Coming after the first in order, position, or importance.
2. noun A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute.
3. verb To formally support a motion or proposal so that it can be voted on.

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