支える

Meaning

1. v1vt
   to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to defend
2. v1vt
   to hold at bay; to stem; to check

Example sentences

• 壁が屋根全体の重さを支えていた。

  The walls supported the entire weight of the roof.

• 氷は非常に薄いので君の体重を支えきれないだろう。

  The ice is so thin that it won't bear your weight.

• 氷は私たちを支えるほど厚くない。

  The ice is not thick enough to hold our weight.