prop up
Upper Intermediate (B2)neutral
to hold something so it does not fall, or help something keep going
"She propped the window up with a thick book."
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These people walk towards mining disasters.
Tom Scott · 19:26
-Prop up.
What Trump really wants from Cuba
Sam Ellis · 2:15
then continued to prop up authoritarians
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IGN · 2:54
microconsoles to prop up hardware sales.
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Economics Explained · 45:17
cheap labor to prop up its economy.
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CDawgVODs · 142:47
Prop up your desk with my book.