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 October 7th, the strategy of quietly propping up Hamas collapsed. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

The trade forced the UK to abandon its efforts to prop up the currency – and netted Soros more than a billion dollars. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

The playful appliqués improve skin tone while propping up collagen and elastin production. — Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

So his second administration has attempted more aggressive interventions to prop up coal use. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for prop up

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