abying
v. C2 Proficiency aby·ing
v. to support or hold something up. It is an old word that people rarely use today, mostly in very formal or technical writing.
v. to support or hold up; to bear the weight of. Primarily used in technical or archaic contexts, such as in engineering or historical legal documents.
The bridge abying the heavy trucks.
The old stone arch was abying the weight of the cathedral for centuries before the modern supports were added.
In the absence of modern steel reinforcements, the ancient masonry was abying the immense pressure from the surrounding cliffs, a fact that worried the structural engineers.