schragen — meaning in English

English meaning

• underpin verb To support from below with props or masonry.
• uphold verb To support or maintain something, such as a law, principle, or standard.

Senses

schragen is used for these senses in English:

• underpin (transitive) To support from below with props or masonry.
• underpin (transitive, figuratively) To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.
• uphold To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling

underpin — full definition

1. verb To support from below with props or masonry.
2. verb To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.

uphold — full definition

1. verb To support or maintain something, such as a law, principle, or standard.
2. verb To physically hold something up or keep it from falling.

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