Definition of "propping" []

• Present participle of prop. (verb)

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• "Another might be to end the role of the U.S. government in propping up authoritarian regimes that drastically restrict the bargaining power of labor."
• "Steve Englander, currency strategist at Citigroup, said the euro will continue to benefit against the dollar as the Fed's willingness to print more money contrasts with a more cautious approach from the European Central Bank, which begrudgingly got involved in propping up the euro during the heat of the sovereign-debt crisis earlier this year."
• "Israel also assists in propping up that government by opposing regime change in Damascus."