Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1. 
 argue or speak in defense of; 
- Example: "She supported the motion to strike"[syn: defend, support, fend for]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fend for
    v 1: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to
         strike" [syn: defend, support, fend for]