propping
verb
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(sometimes figurative) To support or shore up something.
Example: Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing.
To play rugby in the prop position
(usually with "up" - see prop up) To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.
verb
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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.
noun
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The act by which something is propped.