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to prop up
01
to provide financial or material support to an organization, system, or person to prevent failure
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
prop
Present tense
prop up
3rd person singular
props up
Present participle
propping up
Past simple
propped up
Past participle
propped up
Examples
The community gathered funds to prop up the local school that was facing closure due to lack of resources.
02
to keep something in position using a structure or an object
Examples
He used a stick to prop up the broken window.
