Supplied

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. To serve instead of; to take the place of.
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              Burning ships the banished sun supply. --Waller.
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              The sun was set, and Vesper, to supply
              His absent beams, had lighted up the sky. --Dryden.
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     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.
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     4. To give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply
        money for the war. --Prior.
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     Syn: To furnish; provide; administer; minister; contribute;
          yield; accommodate.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]
       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}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  supplied
       See {supply}