appui
/əˈpwiː/
appui noun: a support or supporter; a stay; a prop. Also the clipping of point d'appui.
Noun
appui (plural appuis or appuies)
- A support or supporter; a stay; a prop.
- If a Vine bee to climbe trees that are of any great height, there would be staies and appuies set to it, wherupon it may take hold1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XVII.] CHAP. XXIII. Of Trees ranged in rewes for to support Vines.”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly...
- The mutual bearing or support of the hand of the rider and the mouth of the horse through the bit and bridle.
Verb
appui (third-person singular simple present appuis, present participle appuiing, simple past and past participle appuied)
Also used as
appui is also the clipping of point d'appui.
Forms of appui
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | appuis |
| plural | appuies |
| alternative form | appuy |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | appuis |
| present participle | appuiing |
| past participle | appuied |
| past | appuied |
Origin of appui
From French appui, from Latin ad + podium (“foothold”).
Words that rhyme with appui
Questions about appui
- What does appui mean?
- Appui means a support or supporter; a stay; a prop.
- What part of speech is appui?
- Appui can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce appui?
- Appui is pronounced /əˈpwiː/.
- What is the plural of appui?
- The plural of appui is appuis.
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