noun sostenidor , suport , puntal , estintol , contrafort Nautical escora figurative puntal , pilar transitive verb -pp- also to prop up sostenir , aguantar , apuntalar , estintolar , suportar idem figurative sostenir , mantenir to prop a ladder against a wall estintolar una escala contra una paret the company was propped up by a big loan van aguantar la companyia amb un préstec quantiós reflexive verb to prop oneself against a tree repenjar-se en un arbre