podepřít — meaning in English

English meaning

• lift verb To raise something to a higher position.
• prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
• truss noun A supportive belt or bandage worn to hold a hernia in place.
• underpin verb To support from below with props or masonry.

Senses

podepřít is used for these senses in English:

• lift (obsolete) To bear; to support.
• prop (transitive, sometimes, figurative) To support or shore up something.
• truss To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.

lift — full definition

1. verb To raise something to a higher position.
2. verb To remove or cancel a restriction, ban, or rule.
3. verb To steal something, especially casually or without much effort.
4. noun British English word for an elevator: a device for carrying people or goods between floors.
5. noun A free ride in someone else's vehicle.

prop — full definition

1. noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
2. noun An object used on a stage or film set to help tell the story.
3. noun A proposition on an election ballot.
4. verb To support something by placing an object under or against it.

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