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buttress [buttressed, buttressing, buttresses]▼(support something physically with, or as if with, a buttress)
verb
[UK: ˈbʌ.trəs] [US: ˈbʌ.trəs]

prop up▼(to support with a prop)
verb
[UK: prɒp ʌp] [US: ˈprɑːp ʌp]

shore up▼(to reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure))
verb
[UK: ʃɔː(r) ʌp] [US: ˈʃɔːr ʌp]

support [supported, supporting, supports]▼(to keep from falling)
verb
[UK: sə.ˈpɔːt] [US: sə.ˈpɔːrt]

underpin [underpinned, underpinning, underpins]▼(To support from below with props or masonry)
verb
[UK: ˌʌn.də.ˈpɪn] [US: ˈʌn.dər.ˌpɪn]