Definition of 支える
- (v1, vi) to stick; to get stuck; to get caught; to get jammed; to clog
- to be unavailable; to be busy; to be occupied; to be full
- to be piled up (e.g. of work)
- to halt (in one's speech); to stumble (over one's words); to stutter
- to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain