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Word: sustain (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • music A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.

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Verb:

  • transitive To confirm, prove, or corroborate (''something'').
  • transitive To encourage (''something'').
  • transitive To experience or suffer (''an injury, etc.'').
  • transitive To maintain (''something''), or keep it in existence.
  • transitive To provide for or nourish (''something'').

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