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.

Examples of prop up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The administration has used the same authority in recent months to sanction GAESA and other companies in Cuba’s energy, mining and financial sectors, part of a broader campaign to squeeze the sources of revenue that prop up the Cuban government. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Nuveen recently hiked its payouts across these state funds to prop up share prices and close previous discounts. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Proctor frames Candid’s mission as shrinking the billing industry itself, stripping out the manual, offshore labor that props up older vendors and keeping those savings for the business instead. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 July 2026

An old Swiss military bicycle was propped up against the far wall, which was of light grey stone. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Rhymes for prop up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup