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1. (v.t.) prop
to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often fol. by up).
2. prop
to rest (a thing) against a support:
He propped the ladder against the wall.
3. prop
to support or sustain (often fol. by up).
4. (n.) prop
a stick, rod, pole, beam, or other rigid support.
5. prop
a person or thing serving as a support or stay.
6. (n.) prop
a propeller.
Etymology: (1910–15; by shortening)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) prop
a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
2. (noun) property, prop
any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
"before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
3. (verb) airplane propeller, airscrew, prop
a propeller that rotates to push against air
4. (verb) prop up, prop, shore up, shore
support by placing against something solid or rigid
"shore and buttress an old building"
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1. (verb) prop
to put sth in a position using sth to support it
He propped the bike against the wall.; The door had been left propped open.
2. (noun) prop
sth used to hold sth in place
The kids held their house up using a stick for a prop.
3. prop
an object used in a play, movie, or performance
props and set design
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) prop
a shell, used as a die. See Props
2. prop
that which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a building
3. (verb) prop
to support, or prevent from falling, by placing something under or against; as, to prop up a fence or an old building; (Fig.) to sustain; to maintain; as, to prop a declining state
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Sense: a support
The ceiling was held up with wooden props.
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 Afrikaans: pilare, steunpilare |
 Arabic: دِعامَه، سَنَد، |
 Bulgarian: подпора |
 Brazilian: escora |
 Czech: podpěra |
 German: die Stütze |
 Danish: stiver |
 Greek: (υπο)στήριγμα, στυλοβάτης |
 Spanish: puntal |
 Estonian: tugi |
 Farsi: تیرک؛ پشت بند |
 Finnish: tuki |
 French: support |
 Hebrew: תְמִיכָה |
 Hindi: टेक, थूनी |
 Hungarian: támasz |
 Indonesian: penyangga |
 Icelandic: stoð |
 Italian: sostegno |
 Japanese: 支柱 |
 Korean: 지지, 받침 |
 Lithuanian: ramstis |
 Latvian: balsts |
 Malay: sangga |
 Dutch: stut |
 Norwegian: støtte, stang |
 Polish: podpora |
 Persian: تیرک؛ پشت بند |
 Pashto: ملاتړ،ستنه |
 Portuguese: escora |
 Romanian: suport; stâlp de susţiner |
 Russian: стойка, подпорка |
 Slovak: podpera |
 Slovenian: opornik |
 Serbian: potpora |
 Swedish: stötta, stöd |
 Thai: ไม้ค้ำยัน |
 Turkish: destek, payanda |
 Taiwanese: 支柱 |
 Ukrainian: підпора; стійка |
 Urdu: سہارا، ٹيک |
 Vietnamese: cột chống |
 Chinese: 支柱 |
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