prop
verb (used with object)
to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often followed byup ).
will prop
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future tenseof prop.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“With wells shut in and damage to natural-gas infrastructure, we’ll have longer-lasting impacts that will prop up the price of oil for at least a few months to come.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 28, 2026
TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says her $135 billion stimulus package will prop up the world’s fourth-largest economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
Together, Mr. Biden hopes that his electric vehicle policies will prop up American manufacturing while reducing climate-warming emissions.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
Harassed at school, he longs for stories that will prop him up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2016
Light lay the earth on Billy's breast, His chicken heart so tender; But build a castle on his head, His scull will prop it under.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
