[prop] 
verb, propped, prop⋅ping, noun | 1. | to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often fol. by up): to prop an old fence; to prop up an unpopular government. |
| 2. | to rest (a thing) against a support: He propped his cane against the wall. |
| 3. | to support or sustain (often fol. by up). |
| 4. | a stick, rod, pole, beam, or other rigid support. |
| 5. | a person or thing serving as a support or stay: His father is his financial prop. |
