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单词 propping (up)
释义

propping (up)

verb

present participle of prop (up)
1
as in sustaining
to hold up or serve as a foundation for these beams are propping up the entire roof

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • sustaining
  • carrying
  • supporting
  • bolstering
  • shoring (up)
  • staying
  • upholding
  • bracing
  • underpinning
  • bearing
  • undergirding
  • buttressing
  • trussing
  • underlying
  • steadying
2
as in assisting
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end invariably his strong religious faith props him up in times of crisis

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • assisting
  • aiding
  • helping
  • bearing a hand
  • supporting
  • standing one in good stead
  • abetting
  • backing
  • reinforcing
  • backstopping
  • saving
  • bailing out
  • facilitating
  • encouraging
  • promoting
  • ministering (to)
  • bolstering
  • endorsing
  • guiding
  • forwarding
  • sponsoring
  • comforting
  • furthering
  • launching
  • fostering
  • caring (for)
  • attending
  • benefiting
  • rescuing
  • serving
  • championing
  • sustaining
  • patronizing
  • mentoring
  • advancing
  • easing
  • indorsing
  • counseling
  • advising
  • boosting
  • nurturing
  • succoring
  • buttressing
  • benefitting
  • heartening
  • profiting
  • reenforcing
  • counselling
  • favoring
  • obliging
  • emboldening
  • delivering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • holding back
  • hindering
  • letting down
  • blocking
  • restraining
  • opposing
  • inhibiting
  • impeding
  • interfering
  • constraining
  • obstructing
  • hampering
  • handicapping
  • barring
  • disappointing
  • strangling
  • balking
  • frustrating
  • failing
  • thwarting
  • baffling
  • sabotaging
  • discouraging
  • deserting
  • disheartening
  • inconveniencing
  • retarding
  • foiling
  • stifling
  • damaging
  • stunting
  • hurting
  • repressing
  • injuring
  • harming
  • straitening
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