verb🔗ShareApoyar, sostener(sometimes figurative) To support or shore up something."Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing."Intenta usar una guía telefónica para sostener la mesa a la que le falta una pata.structurebuildingactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareJugar de pilarTo play rugby in the prop position"The strong, experienced rugby player was chosen to prop during the school's annual match. "El jugador de rugby fuerte y experimentado fue elegido para jugar de pilar durante el partido anual de la escuela.sportpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLevantar las piernas(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."She was propping her feet up on a pillow while reading in bed. "Ella estaba levantando las piernas sobre una almohada mientras leía en la cama.bodyactionpositionphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrancar manualmente el motor (de un avión de hélice)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."Before the flight, the pilot was carefully propping the old biplane's engine to get it started. "Antes del vuelo, el piloto estaba arrancando manualmente el motor del viejo biplano para ponerlo en marcha.vehiclemachinetechnologytechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl apuntalamiento, el apoyoThe act by which something is propped."The leaning fence needed immediate attention, but a temporary propping with wooden planks kept it from falling completely. "La valla inclinada necesitaba atención inmediata, pero un apuntalamiento temporal con tablones de madera evitó que se cayera por completo.actionstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
