appui

== English == === Alternative forms === appuy === Etymology === From French appui, from Latin ad + podium (“foothold”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈpwiː/ Rhymes: -iː === Noun === appui (plural appuis or appuies) (obsolete) A support or supporter; a stay; a prop. (horse-riding, obsolete) The mutual bearing or support of the hand of the rider and the mouth of the horse through the bit and bridle. Clipping of point d'appui. ==== Related terms ==== point d'appui === Verb === appui (third-person singular simple present appuis, present participle appuiing, simple past and past participle appuied) (transitive, military) To prop or support, e.g. by posting troops. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.pɥi/ === Noun === appui m (plural appuis) support ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== appuyer === Further reading === “appui”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012