upprops
/ʌpˈprɑps/
verb
- Supports or props something up from below, often to prevent it from falling or collapsing.
- He upprops the broken chair leg with a block of wood.
- The construction crew upprops the weakened wall with steel beams.
- She upprops the sagging shelf with a stack of books.
noun
- Plural of upprop; supports or props used to hold something up from below.
- The gardener installed upprops to keep the young trees straight.
- They added extra upprops under the stage to make it stable.
- The old barn was held together by several wooden upprops.