To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.
The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.
A large cushion or pillow.
A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn.
The perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.
A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.
A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.
A short, horizontal structural timber between a post and a beam for enlarging the bearing area of the post and/or reducing the span of the beam.
The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.
A beam in the middle of a railway truck, supporting the body of the car.
The part of a knife blade that abuts upon the end of the handle.
Usually followed by up: to reinforce (something at risk of failure).
Not followed by up: to provide (something) with support.
simple past tense of shear
A prop or strut supporting some structure or weight above it.
Land, usually near a port.
A sewer.
Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.