prop up
verb
propped up; propping up; props up
1
: to stop (something) from falling or slipping by placing something under or against it
We propped up the beams with long boards.
propped the plant stems up
2
: to give help, encouragement, or support to (someone)
His faith propped him up in times of crisis.
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The fake rubber moose sits just ahead of its path, propped up by four blue peg legs, its body held together by wires and supported by a metal frame.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026
Crews have built more than two dozen retaining walls to prop up the roadway.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
And both parties have used the opposing candidate’s scandals against them in the campaign, despite propping up flawed candidates themselves.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
Their biggest clash of all is over a ballot measure sponsored by SEIU-UHW that would levy a 5% tax on the wealth of California’s roughly 200 billionaires and devote nearly all of its revenue to propping up health care.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026
Crews have built more than two dozen retaining walls to prop up the roadway.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
And both parties have used the opposing candidate’s scandals against them in the campaign, despite propping up flawed candidates themselves.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
Their biggest clash of all is over a ballot measure sponsored by SEIU-UHW that would levy a 5% tax on the wealth of California’s roughly 200 billionaires and devote nearly all of its revenue to propping up health care.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
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“Prop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prop%20up. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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