abstützen — meaning in English

English meaning

• prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.

Senses

abstützen 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).

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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