supporting (
http://definr.com/supporting)
adj 1: furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child
needs supporting and accepting treatment from the
teacher" [syn:
encouraging]
2: capable of bearing a structural load; "a supporting wall"
[syn:
load-bearing(a),
supporting(a)]
n : the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he
leaned against the wall for support" [syn:
support]