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What is the verb for props?

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prop
  1. (transitive) To support or shore up something.
  2. (transitive) To position the feet while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. support, brace, buttress, underpin, bolster, sustain, carry, uphold, stay, strengthen, reinforce, underprop, shore, buoy, truss, maintain, prop up, hold up, shore up, bolster up, bear up, bear, undergird, steady, fortify, hold, stand, stabilize, cradle, stabilise, secure, balance, poise, bulwark, upbear, rest, stiffen, keep up, beef up, cushion, consolidate, set, make stable, make stronger, keep steady, tether, place, toughen, shoulder, harden … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The patient should use pillows, rolled towels, blankets, or large pieces of foam to prop his or her body into the prescribed head position for sleeping.”
      “She caught hold of his arm and carefully dragged him up to prop him against the wall, grimacing at the dark stains on the dirty bandage wrapped round his wounds.”
      “I basically needed someone to prop me up while I was off chasing this crazy dream.”
prop
  1. To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. support, brace, buttress, underpin, bolster, sustain, carry, uphold, stay, strengthen, reinforce, underprop, shore, buoy, truss, maintain, prop up, hold up, shore up, bolster up, bear up, bear, undergird, steady, fortify, hold, stand, stabilize, cradle, stabilise, secure, balance, poise, bulwark, upbear, rest, stiffen, keep up, beef up, cushion, consolidate, set, make stable, make stronger, keep steady, tether, place, toughen, shoulder, harden … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The patient should use pillows, rolled towels, blankets, or large pieces of foam to prop his or her body into the prescribed head position for sleeping.”
      “She caught hold of his arm and carefully dragged him up to prop him against the wall, grimacing at the dark stains on the dirty bandage wrapped round his wounds.”
      “I basically needed someone to prop me up while I was off chasing this crazy dream.”
props
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prop
  2. Synonyms:
      3. supports, braces, buttresses, underpins, bolsters, sustains, carries, upholds, stays, strengthens, reinforces, underprops, shores, buoys, trusses, maintains, props up, holds up, shores up, bolsters up, bears up, bears, undergirds, steadies, fortifies, holds, stands, stabilizes, cradles, stabilises, secures, balances, poises, bulwarks, upbears, rests, stiffens, keeps up, beefs up, cushions, consolidates, sets, makes stable, makes stronger, keeps steady, tethers, places, toughens, shoulders, hardens … more
propping
  1. present participle of prop
  2. Synonyms:
      3. supporting, bracing, buttressing, underpinning, bolstering, sustaining, carrying, upholding, staying, strengthening, reinforcing, underpropping, shoring, buoying, trussing, maintaining, propping up, holding up, shoring up, bolstering up, bearing up, bearing, undergirding, steadying, fortifying, holding, standing, stabilizing, cradling, stabilising, securing, balancing, poising, bulwarking, upbearing, resting, stiffening, keeping up, beefing up, cushioning, consolidating, setting, making stable, making stronger, keeping steady, tethering, placing, toughening, shouldering, hardening … more
propped
  1. simple past tense and past participle of prop
  2. Synonyms:
      3. helped, aided, assisted, supported, abetted, furthered, lent a hand, relieved, served, stood by, upheld, advocated, bucked up, helped out, interceded, patronized, puffed, rallied round, rooted for, saw through, stuck up for, stumped for, tended, accommodated, ballyhooed, befriended, cared for, cheered, emboldened, encouraged, fostered, heartened, hyped, ministered to, nurtured, patronised, plugged, rescued, seconded, went with, did a favor, did a service, did one's part, took care of, worked for, pushed, blessed, contented, delighted, gladdened … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Several big rolls of reed matting, which must be building materials, are propped up against the walls of the central structure.”
      “He pulled his arm back, laced his fingers together, and propped his chin on them.”
      “They were propped up in the crotch of two sticks that were lashed together with a car battery attached to their primers.”
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