Backstop and Prop

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Backstop verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.

Usage example: the Nobel-winning geneticist was of course backstopped in his research by a team of highly talented assistants

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Prop and backstop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prop" instead a verb "Backstop".

Prop verb - Support by placing against something solid or rigid.

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Backstop and prop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backstop" instead a verb "Prop".

Nearby Words: propped, propping

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