Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Supply \Sup*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplied}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Supplying}.] [For older supploy, F. suppl['e]er, OF. also
supployer, (assumed) LL. suppletare, from L. supplere,
suppletum; sub under + plere to fill, akin to plenus full.
See {Plenty}.]
1. To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted;
to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are
supplied by smaller streams; an aqueduct supplies an
artificial lake; -- often followed by with before the
thing furnished; as, to supply a furnace with fuel; to
supply soldiers with ammunition.
2. To serve instead of; to take the place of.
Burning ships the banished sun supply. --Waller.
The sun was set, and Vesper, to supply His absent
beams, had lighted up the sky. --Dryden.
3. To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another
in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have
possession of; as, to supply a pulpit.
4. To give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply
money for the war. --Prior.
Syn: To furnish; provide; administer; minister; contribute;
yield; accommodate.
Source : WordNet®
supply
n 1: an amount of something available for use
2: offering goods and services for sale [ant: {demand}]
3: the activity of supplying or providing something [syn: {provision},
{supplying}]
[also: {supplied}]
supply
v 1: provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an
electrical heater" [syn: {provide}, {render}, {furnish}]
2: circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform
to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds" [syn: {issue}]
[ant: {recall}]
3: provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food
or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the
guests" [syn: {provide}, {ply}, {cater}]
4: state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"
[syn: {add}, {append}]
[also: {supplied}]
supplied
See {supply}