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"To strengthen, secure, or reinforce by passing a rope, cable, or chain around the underside of an object."
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"To give fundamental support; provide with a sound or secure basis; provide supportive evidence for."
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"(figurative) To give fundamental support; provide with a sound or secure basis; provide supportive evidence for."
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"To lend moral support to."
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