Definitions
Sustained - as an adjective satellite
Maintained at length without interruption or weakening
Example: "Sustained flight"
(of an electric arc) continuous
Example: "Heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs"
Sustained - as a verb
To maintain, or keep in existence.
Example: "The city came under sustained attack by enemy forces."
To provide for or nourish.
Example: "Provisions to sustain an army"
To encourage or sanction (something).
To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
Example: "The building sustained major damage in the earthquake."
To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
Example: "To sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition"
To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
Example: "A foundation sustains the superstructure; an animal sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight."
To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
Sustained - as an adjective
Held continuously at a certain level.
Held at a certain pitch.
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Word Game Points
SUSTAINED has a SCRABBLE points total of 10.
SUSTAINED has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 12.
SUSTAINED has a WORDFEUD points total of 11.
