propped up (Meaning)

propped up

to stop (something) from falling or slipping by placing something under or against it, to give help, encouragement, or support to (someone)

The old man was propped up in his armchair, his reading glasses perched on his nose.
The wooden beams, weakened by age, propped up the sagging roof of the old barn.
The painting was propped up against the wall, its colors slightly faded with time.
The heavy tome propped up the legs of the wobbling table, preventing it from toppling over.
She leaned forward, propping herself up on her elbows to get a closer look at the document.
The victim was propped up in a sitting position, his eyes staring blankly ahead.
The young child was propped up on pillows, his tiny body weak from illness.
The broken branch propped up the fallen tree, preventing it from crushing the path below.
The stage curtains were propped up with weighted poles, creating a theatrical setting.
The statue was propped up on a pedestal, its marble surface gleaming in the sunlight.

to stop (something) from falling or slipping by placing something under or against it, to give help, encouragement, or support to (someone)

carried, stayed,sustained, upheld, bolstered, supported,shored (up), bore, buttressed, braced

let down, frustrated, interfered, opposed, handicapped, constrained, inhibited, impeded, thwarted, restrained

The old man was propped up in his armchair, his reading glasses perched on his nose.

The wooden beams, weakened by age, propped up the sagging roof of the old barn.

The painting was propped up against the wall, its colors slightly faded with time.

The heavy tome propped up the legs of the wobbling table, preventing it from toppling over.