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prop up

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Verb1.prop up - support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"
prop, shore up, shore
hold up, support, sustain, hold - be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
bolster - prop up with a pillow or bolster
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So I kindled the shavings; helped prop up the innocent little idol; offered him burnt biscuit with Queequeg; salamed before him twice or thrice; kissed his nose; and that done, we undressed and went to bed, at peace with our own consciences and all the world.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
I had now a great deal of work to do over again, for I had the loose earth to carry out; and, which was of more importance, I had the ceiling to prop up, so that I might be sure no more would come down.
Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context
exclaimed the Emperor of Galilee, smashing his pot in order to prop up his table.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
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