Found 2 items, similar to underpinning.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: underpinning underpinning See underpin underpin v 1: support from beneath 2: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; “The stories and claims were born out by the evidence” [syn: corroborate, bear out, support] [also: underpinning, underpinned]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Underpinning Underpin \Un`der*pin"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underpinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Underpinning.] 1. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest. [1913 Webster] 2. To support by some solid foundation; to place something underneath for support. [1913 Webster] Underpinning \Un"der*pin`ning\, n. 1. The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) (a) That by which a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support, introduced beneath a wall already constructed. (b) The foundation, esp. of a frame house. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster]