prop up
prop up · props up · propped up · propping up
подпирать, подпереть
To support with, or as if with, a propTo support with, or as if with, a prop.
UK/ˌpɹɒp ˈʌp/US/ˌpɹɑp ˈʌp/
» Tom propped himself up on one elbow.
Tom stützte sich auf einen Ellbogen auf.
Том опёрся о локоть.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To support with, or as if with, a prop.
подпира́тьpodpirátʹ, подпере́тьpodperétʹ
support by placing against something solid or rigid
(idiomatic, transitive)To be at the bottom of (a league).
Examples
16 sentencesTom propped himself up on one elbow.
ruТом опёрся о локоть.
deTom stützte sich auf einen Ellbogen auf.
He fetched a few cushions to prop up her head.
ruОн принёс несколько подушек, чтобы подпереть её голову.
Tom propped himself up on his elbow.
Mary propped herself up on one elbow.
Mary propped herself up on her elbow.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to support with a prop:
Forms
props up, propping up, propped up, propped up| Base form | prop up · to prop up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | props up |
| Present participle | propping up |
| Past simple | propped up |
| Past participle | propped up |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb