pönkittää — meaning in English

English meaning

• prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
• support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.
• underpin verb To hold something up from underneath with supports or brickwork.

Senses

pönkittää is used for these senses in English:

• prop (transitive, sometimes, figurative) To support or shore up something.
• shore up (transitive, often, figuratively) To reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure).
• support (transitive) To help keep from falling.

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.

support — full definition

1. noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.
2. verb To hold something up or keep it from falling.
3. verb To back a cause, person, or idea.
4. verb To provide financial or practical help to someone.
5. verb To back up a claim with evidence.

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