Clues for the word "SUSTAIN"

We've had 34 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 67 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Your Life Choices crossword on May 19, 2026.

Definition of sustain

v. t. - To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.
v. t. - Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support.
v. t. - To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army.
v. t. - To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
v. t. - To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment.
v. t. - To suffer; to bear; to undergo.
v. t. - To allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the court sustained the action or suit.
v. t. - To prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition.
n. - One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer.