English translation of '撑'

动

1. (= 抵住) prop ... up
   ⇒ 他两手撑着下巴在深思。 (Tā liǎng shǒu chēngzhe xiàba zài shēnsī.) His chin was propped on his hands, and he was deep in thought.
2. [船] punt
3. (= 坚持住) keep ... up (pt, pp kept)
   ⇒ 他撑不住了,到底笑了。 (Tā chēng bù zhù le, dàodǐ xiào le.) In the end, he couldn't help laughing.
4. (= 张开) open
5. (= 容不下) fill to bursting
   ⇒ 少吃点吧,别撑着！ (Shǎo chī diǎn ba, bié chēngzhe!) Don't eat so much, you'll burst!