2syllables
propping
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Definitions ofpropping
1verb
- (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.
1verb
- 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.
1noun
- The act by which something is propped.
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