· activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"
Synonym(s): care, maintenance
Hypernym(s): repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
· the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"
Synonym(s): sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance
Hypernym(s): support