undergird, brace up
(verb) make secure underneath; “undergird the ship”
undergird
(verb) lend moral support to
Source: WordNet® 3.1
undergird (third-person singular simple present undergirds, present participle undergirding, simple past and past participle undergirded)
To strengthen, secure, or reinforce by passing a rope, cable, or chain around the underside of an object.
To give fundamental support; provide with a sound or secure basis; provide supportive evidence for.
To lend moral support to.
To secure below or underneath.
• shore up
• fortify
• succour
• undermine
Source: Wiktionary
Un`der*gird", v. t.
Definition: To blind below; to gird round the bottom. They used helps, undergirding the ship. Acts xxvii. 17.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
