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Answer for the clue "Supporting, as vines ", 7 letters:
staking

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Staking is the process of connecting two components by creating an interference fit between the two pieces. One workpiece has a hole in it while the other has a boss that fits within the hole. The boss is very slightly undersized so that it forms a slip ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stake \Stake\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Staked (st[=a]kd); p. pr. & vb. n. Staking .] To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants. To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road. To put ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An act of stabbing with a stake. vb. (present participle of stake English)