ค้ำ

v. to shore up, to prop up, to support, to bolster.

ค้ำจุน (to provide for by personal aid or finances, to prop up or keep from falling, to support by means of a prop), ค้ำชู (to support, to keep from fainting, to stimulate, to uphold, to defend), ผู้ค้ำประกัน (one who guarantees the borrower), ยาค้ำชูหัวใจ (a cardiac stimulant).

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They used poles to prop up the awning (canvas). ไม่มีมนุษย์คนใดจะอยู่ค้ำฟ้า No man lives forever.