sup·ply (s-pl)
v.sup·plied, sup·ply·ing, sup·plies
v.tr.
1. To make available for use; provide.
2. To furnish or equip with: supplied sheets for every bed.
3. To fill sufficiently; satisfy: supply a need.
4. To make up for (a deficiency, for example); compensate for.
5. To serve temporarily as a substitute in (a church, for example).
v.intr.
To fill a position as a substitute.
n. pl.sup·plies
1. The act of supplying.
2. Something that is or can be supplied.
3. An amount available or sufficient for a given use; stock.
4. Materials or provisions stored and dispensed when needed. Often used in the plural.
5. Economics The amount of a commodity available for meeting a demand or for purchase at a given price.
6. A cleric serving as a substitute or temporary pastor.