verb🔗Share支える, 支柱にする(sometimes figurative) To support or shore up something."Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing."足が欠けているテーブルを支えるために、電話帳を使ってみてください。structurebuildingactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareラグビーでプロップのポジションをするTo play rugby in the prop position"The strong, experienced rugby player was chosen to prop during the school's annual match. "強くて経験豊富なラグビー選手が、学校の年次試合でプロップのポジションをすることに選ばれました。sportpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share足を高くする(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. "彼女はベッドで本を読みながら、枕に足を高くしていた。bodyactionpositionphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareプロペラ機の手動始動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. "飛行前に、パイロットは古い複葉機のエンジンを手動で始動させて、始動させようと慎重に作業していました。vehiclemachinetechnologytechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share支え, 支柱The act by which something is propped."The leaning fence needed immediate attention, but a temporary propping with wooden planks kept it from falling completely. "傾いたフェンスは早急な対応が必要だったが、木製の板による一時的な支えが完全に倒れるのを防いだ。actionstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
