prop up
US /prɑːp ʌp/
UK /prɑːp ʌp/
1.
menopang, menyangga
to support something that is falling or is likely to fall
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He used a stick to prop up the leaning fence.
Dia menggunakan tongkat untuk menopang pagar yang miring.
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The old building needed to be propped up with wooden beams.
Bangunan tua itu perlu ditopang dengan balok kayu.
2.
menopang, mendukung
to give help or support to something, especially an economy or a system, so that it can continue to exist
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The government had to prop up the failing banks.
Pemerintah harus menopang bank-bank yang gagal.
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Foreign aid is used to prop up the country's weak economy.
Bantuan asing digunakan untuk menopang ekonomi lemah negara itu.