prop up

Meanings

• Verb

  To support or hold up something, often temporarily.

  - "He propped up the fallen tree with some logs."
  - "The baby needed to be propped up to eat."
  - "The soldiers propped up their comrade until help arrived."

• Verb

  To promote or publicize something, often unofficially.

  - "The politician's supporters were trying to prop up his failing campaign."
  - "The newspaper ran a story to prop up the local business."
  - "The artist's friends propped up his work in the art world."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

shore up

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with prop up
hope , scope , mope , rope , cope

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Variants

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prop up , propped up , propping up , props up

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Etymology

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The verb 'prop up' comes from the noun 'prop', which means a support or a propelling device. The verb form developed in the late 15th century.

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Trivia

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1. The verb 'prop up' can also be used figuratively to describe someone or something that is artificially maintained or kept alive.

2. In the 1950s, a company called 'Prop Up' sold wooden blocks that could be used to prop up furniture or other objects.

3. The phrase 'prop up' can also be used metaphorically to describe someone who provides emotional support or encouragement to another person.

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Related Concepts

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1. support: The act of holding up or keeping something in place.

2. propagate: To spread or promote an idea or belief.

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Culture

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Prop up has been used extensively in literature and art, particularly in the context of supporting or holding up objects or ideas. In the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, for example, the character Atticus Finch propped up the morale of the community during a time of racial tension.

How to Memorize "prop up"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a tree that has fallen and needs to be supported by logs. Visualize the logs being placed under the tree to hold it up.
   - Visualize a person who is weak or injured and needs to be propped up to sit or stand.
   - Visualize a campaign that is failing and needs to be propped up by supporters.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the verb 'prop up' with the idea of supporting or holding up something.
   - Associate the verb with the idea of promoting or publicizing something.
   - Associate the verb with the idea of propping up a falling object or person.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Props Up' to remember the meaning of the verb: Propping Up = Supporting or Holding Up, Promoting or Publicizing.

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