prop up
To support with, or as if with, a prop.
A $465 million federal loan in 2010 helped prop up Tesla at a crucial juncture, and its customers have benefitted from hefty tax incentives.
prop
UK /pɹɒp/ US /pɹɑp/
noun 14verb 6
Collocations
5ADJ.
against, dense, open, received
VERB + PROP
book, don't, fall, gas, need, phone, stage, take
PROP + NOUN
doth, economy, ladder, mary, movie, nose, table
PREP.
in, on, on, up, with
ADV.
newly
Definitions
noun
1
An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
They stuck a block of wood under it as a prop.
2
The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.
3
Any of the seashells in the game of props.
verb
1
To support or shore up something.
Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing.
2
To play rugby in the prop position.
3
To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.
4
To stop suddenly or unexpectedly; derived from the situation where a horse might suddenly halt of its own accord, digging its front hooves into the ground to brace itself from forward movement, potentially unseating its rider.
5
To knock (a person) down.
We used to go out into the roads (highway robbery) between races, and if we met an ‘old bloke’ (man) we ‘propped him’ (knocked him down), and robbed him.
noun
1
An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.
They used the trophy as a prop in the movie.
2
An item placed within an advertisement in order to suggest a style of living etc.
You can use props in a literal way to enhance the story, such as shooting a woodworker amidst woodworking tools.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
prop up the bar
To spend time drinking alcohol at the bar in a pub.
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They stuck a block of wood under it as a prop.
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Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing.
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We used to go out into the roads (highway robbery) between races, and if we met an ‘old bloke’ (man) we ‘propped him’ (knocked him down), and robbed him.
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They used the trophy as a prop in the movie.
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You can use props in a literal way to enhance the story, such as shooting a woodworker amidst woodworking tools.
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John Aubrey Douglass, a senior research fellow at the Center for Studies in Higher Education at Berkeley, said that while he was not an insider on admissions practices, “my sense is that admissions is
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In some senses, prop is marked as figuratively, obsolete, slang, informal, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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