उठँगाना

स० [सं० उँठगना का स०रूप] १. किसी चीज को गिरने या लुढ़कने से बचाने के लिए उसके नीचे टेक या सहारा लगाना। २. (किवाड़) बंद करना

Shore up the side of an old house to stop it falling down.

He buttressed his stand by an action which was not only illegal, but was calculated to make the majority of the population hostile to him.