verb Download 🔗Share (sometimes figurative) To support or shore up something. Examples : "Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing." structure building action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To play rugby in the prop position Examples : "The strong, experienced rugby player was chosen to prop during the school's annual match. " sport position Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (usually with "up" - see prop up) To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level. Examples : "She was propping her feet up on a pillow while reading in bed. " body action position physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition. Examples : "Before the flight, the pilot was carefully propping the old biplane's engine to get it started. " vehicle machine technology technical industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act by which something is propped. Examples : "The leaning fence needed immediate attention, but a temporary propping with wooden planks kept it from falling completely. " action structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
