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

On social media, viewers immediately marveled at Rosalía’s ability to deliver her usual powerful vocals during the first song while striking the pose — and some wondered if she was somehow being propped up through unseen means. — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Videos from the event showed the ring propped up in a pool with wrestlers slipping and sliding in the ring and taking bumps into the water. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

The prologue starts in 1986 in Newfoundland with a family relocating, uprooting their lives in the most all-encompassing of ways, taking their entire home — propped up on a barge and steered by a lone motorboat — across a bay. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

National Republican groups have been pouring money to prop up his campaign, but polls continue to show Talarico either tied with or ahead of Paxton in a state that has been dominated by Republicans for three decades. — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for prop up

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