General Support:
* Assist: To help or aid someone.
* Aid: To provide assistance or support.
* Back: To give approval or encouragement.
* Help: To provide assistance or aid.
* Encourage: To give someone confidence or hope.
* Sustain: To maintain or keep going.
* Uphold: To maintain or defend something.
* Promote: To encourage or foster something.
* Advocate: To publicly support a cause or idea.
* Champion: To strongly support or defend someone or something.
Physical Support:
* Hold up: To prevent something from falling.
* Prop up: To support something with a prop.
* Brace: To strengthen or support something.
* Reinforce: To strengthen or make something more solid.
* Bolster: To strengthen or support something.
Emotional Support:
* Comfort: To soothe or reassure someone.
* Console: To offer sympathy or comfort.
* Encourage: To give someone confidence or hope.
* Empathize: To understand and share someone's feelings.
* Validate: To acknowledge and appreciate someone's feelings.
Financial Support:
* Fund: To provide money for a project or cause.
* Finance: To provide money for something.
* Contribute: To give money or resources.
* Sponsor: To provide financial support for something.
Other Meanings:
* Verify: To confirm or prove the truth of something.
* Validate: To confirm or endorse something.
The best word to use depends on the specific context in which you are using it.