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prop up: transitive verb
prop up: verb

prop up VB trans

to prop up ⇆ sth

to prop oneself up

sich acc abstützen

to prop up the industry fig

die Industrie stützen

Phrases:

to prop up the bar

sich dat einen hinter die Binde kippen [o. gießen] inf

prop up VB

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to prop up profits

dafür sorgen, dass die Gewinne erhalten bleiben

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to prop up the industry fig

die Industrie stützen

to prop up the bar

sich dat einen hinter die Binde kippen [o. gießen] inf

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A fold-out carrying handle doubled as a way to prop up the back end of the machine to angle the keyboard for typing, if desired. en.wikipedia.org

When the wings were demolished, nothing was done to prop up the remainder of the house. en.wikipedia.org

In the end, when the judge comes to check the condition of the chawl, the landlord's men prop up the place, thus convincing the judge that all is well. en.wikipedia.org

To prop up the value of the nation's currency, the central bank may resort to creating artificial demand for its currency. en.wikipedia.org

The county made a request for a federal grant of $6,480 to repair and prop up the foundation. en.wikipedia.org

The program was established as a way to prop up food prices by absorbing farm surpluses, while at the same time providing food to school age children. en.wikipedia.org

They can be used to prop up furniture and light stands, for leveling camera dolly track, or to provide temporary seats, workbenches, or stepladders. en.wikipedia.org

The introduction was seen as a way to help stop the sales slide and prop up the chain's flagging sales. en.wikipedia.org

The imports were intended to prop up company sales. en.wikipedia.org

The pose of objective research is used to prop up the gospel story but no hard evidence can be found to support that story. en.wikipedia.org

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