Prop up meaning
Prop up is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to raise and hold a person or object in position by supporting it underneath.
- Past simple
- propped up
- Past participle
- propped up
- -ing form
- propping up
What prop up means
hold upright from belowB2
To raise and hold a person or object in position by supporting it underneath
Several cushions propped the patient up in bed.
1 more meaning of prop up is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.
Common questions
What does prop up mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is to raise and hold a person or object in position by supporting it underneath. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of prop up?
Propped up, which is also its past participle.
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