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propping up the bar

propping up the bar is the present participle of prop up the bar.

Meaning of prop up the bar

Verb

prop up the bar (third-person singular simple present props up the bar, present participle propping up the bar, simple past and past participle propped up the bar)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic, informal) To spend time drinking alcohol at the bar in a pub.

Questions about propping up the bar

What is propping up the bar the present participle of?
Propping up the bar is the present participle of prop up the bar.

Words near propping up the bar in the dictionary

  1. proppier
  2. proppiest
  3. proppiness
  4. propping
  5. propping up
  6. propping up the bar
  7. proppings
  8. Propps
  9. Proppses
  10. proppy
  11. propr

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