prop up
Third Person
props up
Present Participle
propping up
Past Tense
propped up
Past Participle
propped up
1
to provide financial or material support to an organization, system, or person to prevent failure
- The community gathered funds to prop up the local school that was facing closure due to lack of resources.
- In times of economic downturn, the central bank might take measures to prop up the currency.
- The government decided to prop the airline up with a substantial bailout.
- Private investors came forward to prop it up when the startup faced bankruptcy.
- The bank loaned funds to prop the company up during its financial crisis.
2
to keep something in position using a structure or an object
- He used a stick to prop up the broken window.
- When the frame broke, he had to prop up the window with a piece of wood.
- She used books to prop up the uneven table leg.
- She propped up the painting with a makeshift stand.
- He propped the ladder up against the wall.