Collins English-English Dictionary

supply [sə'plaɪ]

1. 1. vt. [tr; often foll by with] to furnish with something that is required

   to supply the community with good government

2. 2. vt. [tr; often foll by to or for] to make available or provide (something that is desired or lacking)

   to supply books to the library

3. 3. vt. [tr] to provide for adequately; make good; satisfy

   who will supply their needs?

4. 4. vt. to serve as a substitute, usually temporary, in (another's position, etc)

   there are no clergymen to supply the pulpit

5. 5. vt. [tr] [Brit] to fill (a vacancy, position, etc)

6. 6. n the act of providing or something that is provided

7. 7. n (as modifier)

   a supply dump

8. 8. n [often plural] an amount available for use; stock

9. 9. n [plural] food, equipment, etc, needed for a campaign or trip

10. 10. n [Economics] willingness and ability to offer goods and services for sale

11. 11. n the amount of a commodity that producers are willing and able to offer for sale at a specified price - Compare demand

12. 12. n [Military] the management and disposal of food and equipment

13. 13. n (as modifier)

    supply routes

14. 14. n [often plural] a grant of money voted by a legislature for government expenses, esp those not covered by other revenues

15. 15. n (in Parliament and similar legislatures) the money voted annually for the expenses of the civil service and armed forces

16. 16. n a person who acts as a temporary substitute

17. 17. n (as modifier)

    a supply vicar

18. 18. n a source of electrical energy, gas, etc

19. 19. n [obsolete] aid or assistance

20. 20. n [Etymology] C14: from Old French souppleier, from Latin supplere to complete, from sub- up + plere to fill

supply ['s^plɪ] ['s^p^əlɪ]

1. 1. adv in a supple manner