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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Supply, VA
    Zip code(s): 22559

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Supply \Sup*ply"\, a.
     Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of
     anything; as, a supply tank or valve.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Supply system (Zo["o]l.), the system of tubes and canals in
        sponges by means of which food and water are absorbed. See
        Illust. of Spongi[ae].
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Supply \Sup*ply"\, n.; pl. Supplies.
     1. The act of supplying; supplial. --A. Tucker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use
        or want. Specifically: 
        [1913 Webster]
        (a) Auxiliary troops or re["e]nforcements. ``My promised
            supply of horsemen.'' --Shak.
            [1913 Webster]
        (b) The food, and the like, which meets the daily
            necessities of an army or other large body of men;
            store; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the army was
            discontented for lack of supplies.
            [1913 Webster]
        (c) An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or
            Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures;
            generally in the plural; as, to vote supplies.
            [1913 Webster]
        (d) A person who fills a place for a time; one who
            supplies the place of another; a substitute; esp., a
            clergyman who supplies a vacant pulpit.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Stated supply (Eccl.), a clergyman employed to supply a
        pulpit for a definite time, but not settled as a pastor.
        [U.S.]
  
     Supply and demand. (Polit. Econ.) ``Demand means the
        quantity of a given article which would be taken at a
        given price. Supply means the quantity of that article
        which could be had at that price.'' --F. A. Walker.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To serve instead of; to take the place of.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Burning ships the banished sun supply. --Waller.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The sun was set, and Vesper, to supply
              His absent beams, had lighted up the sky. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply
        money for the war. --Prior.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To furnish; provide; administer; minister; contribute;
          yield; accommodate.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Supply \Sup*ply"\, a.
     Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of
     anything; as, a supply tank or valve.
  
     Supply system (Zo["o]l.), the system of tubes and canals in
        sponges by means of which food and water are absorbed. See
        Illust. of Spongi[ae].

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Supply \Sup*ply"\, n.; pl. Supplies.
     1. The act of supplying; supplial. --A. Tucker.
  
     2. That which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use
        or want. Specifically:
        (a) Auxiliary troops or re["e]nforcements. ``My promised
            supply of horsemen.'' --Shak.
        (b) The food, and the like, which meets the daily
            necessities of an army or other large body of men;
            store; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the army was
            discontented for lack of supplies.
        (c) An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or
            Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures;
            generally in the plural; as, to vote supplies.
        (d) A person who fills a place for a time; one who
            supplies the place of another; a substitute; esp., a
            clergyman who supplies a vacant pulpit.
  
     Stated supply (Eccl.), a clergyman employed to supply a
        pulpit for a definite time, but not settled as a pastor.
        [U.S.]
  
     Supply and demand. (Polit. Econ.) ``Demand means the
        quantity of a given article which would be taken at a
        given price. Supply means the quantity of that article
        which could be had at that price.'' --F. A. Walker.

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 Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  supply
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (countable) η προμήθεια, ο εφοδιασμός, μια ποσότητα από κάτι που
  παρέχεται ή είναι διαθέσιμο για χρήση
     2 (''στον πληθυντικό'') οι προμήθεια, τα εφόδιο, ο εξοπλισμός, τα
  πράγματα όπως τρόφιμα, φάρμακα, καύσιμα κτλ. που χρειάζονται μια ομάδα
  ανθρώπων
     3 (uncountable) η τροφοδοσία, ο εφοδιασμός, ο ανεφοδιασμός, η πράξη
  της παροχής διαφόρων υλικών
     Αγγλικά vb.
     παρέχω, τροφοδοτώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  supply
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The act of #Verbing.
     2 (lb en countable) An amount of something #Verb.
     3 (lb en in the plural) provisions.
     4 (lb en mostly in the plural) An amount of money provided, as by
  Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures.
     5 Somebody, such as a teacher or clergyman, who temporarily fills the
  place of another; a substitute.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en provide, make available for use)(lb en transitive) To
  provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
     2 (lb en transitive) To furnish or equip with.
     3 (lb en transitive) To fill up, or keep full.
     4 (lb en transitive) To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of.
     5 (lb en transitive) To serve instead of; to take the place of.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To act as a substitute.
     7 (lb en transitive) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for
  another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession
  of.
     adv.
     supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.
     alt.
     supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  supply
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The act of #Verbing.
     2 (lb en countable) An amount of something #Verb.
     3 (lb en in the plural) provisions.
     4 (lb en mostly in the plural) An amount of money provided, as by
  Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures.
     5 Somebody, such as a teacher or clergyman, who temporarily fills the
  place of another; a substitute.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en provide, make available for use)(lb en transitive) To
  provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
     2 (lb en transitive) To furnish or equip with.
     3 (lb en transitive) To fill up, or keep full.
     4 (lb en transitive) To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of.
     5 (lb en transitive) To serve instead of; to take the place of.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To act as a substitute.
     7 (lb en transitive) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for
  another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession
  of.
     adv.
     supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.
     alt.
     supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  supply
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The act of #Verbing.
     2 (lb en countable) An amount of something #Verb.
     3 (lb en in the plural) provisions.
     4 (lb en mostly in the plural) An amount of money provided, as by
  Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures.
     5 Somebody, such as a teacher or clergyman, who temporarily fills the
  place of another; a substitute.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en provide, make available for use)(lb en transitive) To
  provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
     2 (lb en transitive) To furnish or equip with.
     3 (lb en transitive) To fill up, or keep full.
     4 (lb en transitive) To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of.
     5 (lb en transitive) To serve instead of; to take the place of.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To act as a substitute.
     7 (lb en transitive) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for
  another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession
  of.
     adv.
     supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.
     alt.
     supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  supply
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The act of #Verbing.
     2 (lb en countable) An amount of something #Verb.
     3 (lb en in the plural) provisions.
     4 (lb en mostly in the plural) An amount of money provided, as by
  Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures.
     5 Somebody, such as a teacher or clergyman, who temporarily fills the
  place of another; a substitute.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en provide, make available for use)(lb en transitive) To
  provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
     2 (lb en transitive) To furnish or equip with.
     3 (lb en transitive) To fill up, or keep full.
     4 (lb en transitive) To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of.
     5 (lb en transitive) To serve instead of; to take the place of.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To act as a substitute.
     7 (lb en transitive) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for
  another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession
  of.
     adv.
     supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.
     alt.
     supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  supply
     Englanti n.
     1 (yhteys taloustiede k=en) tarjonta
     2 ('''supplies''') tarvikkeet
     3 sijainen
     Englanti vb.
     1 toimittaa (''tavaraa jklle'')
     2 toimia jonkun sijaisena, sijaistaa
     3 (yhteys taloustiede k=en) tarjota

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  supply
     Engelska n.
     1 leverans
     2 förråd, lager
     Engelska vb.
     1 leverera, tillföra
     2 förse
     3 skaffa, se till att få

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  supply /səplˈaɪ/
  1. lewer, aflewer, inlewer
  2. voorraad

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Supply /səplˈaɪ/
  التجهيز

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  supply //səˈplaɪ// 
  1. доста́вка, поста́вка, снабдя́ване
  act of supplying
  2. запа́с
  amount supplied
  3. запа́с, припа́си
  provisions
  4. заме́стник
  somebody, who temporarily fills the place of another

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  supply //səˈplaɪ// 
  1. попъ́лвам, попъ́лня
  to compensate for, make up for a deficiency of
  2. заре́ждам, заредя́
  to fill up, or keep full
  3. снабдя́, снабдя́вам
  to furnish or equip with
  4. доста́вя, доста́вям
  to provide, make available for use