Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
撑(撐)
chēng 动
1
(=抵住) prop …up
- 他两(兩)手撑(撐)着(著)下巴在深思。 Tā liǎng shǒu chēngzhe xiàba zài shēnsī. His chin was propped on his hands, and he was deep in thought.
2
[+ 船] punt
3
(=坚持住) keep …up;
(pt, pp kept)
(pt, pp kept)
- 他撑(撐)不住了,到底笑了。 Tā chēng bù zhù le, dàodǐ xiào le. In the end, he couldn't help laughing.
4
(=张开) open
5
(=容不下) fill to bursting
- 少吃(喫)点(點)吧,别(別)撑(撐)着(著)！ Shǎo chī diǎn ba, bié chēngzhe! Don't eat so much, you'll burst!
撑(撐)腰 chēngyāo 动
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