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

Although money from the first year of the league’s 11-year, $76 billion national media deals helped prop up that total, revenue came in lower than prior outlooks due largely to the suffering regional sports network business. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026

And a chronic shortage of homes for sale nationally, due partly to years of below-average new home construction, has helped prop up home prices even in a multiyear sales slump. — Alex Veiga, Fortune, 9 July 2026

For the first time, DCLA points out in an Instagram post, the budget includes a Cultural Stability Fund to prop up struggling arts organizations. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2026

When there are fewer homes on the market, that helps prop up home prices even during a slowdown. — Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

Rhymes for prop up

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