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Definition of Prop
1. Noun. A support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling.
2. Verb. Support by placing against something solid or rigid. "Shore and buttress an old building"
Generic synonyms: Hold, Hold Up, Support, Sustain
Specialized synonyms: Bolster
Derivative terms: Shore, Shoring, Shoring Up
3. Noun. Any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie. "Before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
Generic synonyms: Object, Physical Object
Specialized synonyms: Custard Pie
Group relationships: Mise En Scene, Setting, Stage Setting
4. Noun. A propeller that rotates to push against air.
Generic synonyms: Propeller, Propellor
Group relationships: Propeller Plane
Definition of Prop
1. n. A shell, used as a die. See Props.
2. v. t. 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.
3. n. 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.
Definition of Prop
1. Noun. An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. ¹
2. Noun. (rugby) The player who is next to the hooker in a scrum. ¹
3. Noun. (context: juggling) Any object that is thrown and caught. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To support or shore up something. ¹
5. Noun. (theater film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform. Contraction of "property". ¹
6. Noun. The propeller of an aircraft. ¹
7. Noun. A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prop
1. to keep from falling [v PROPPED, PROPPING, PROPS]