Prop word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "prop" word
[noun] a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
[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"
[verb] support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"
\Prop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Propping}.] [Akin to LG. & D. proppen to cram, stuff, thrust into, stop, G. pfropfen, Dan. proppe, Sw. proppa; of uncertain origin, cf. G. pfropfen to graft, fr. L. propago set, layer of a plant, slip, shoot. Cf. 3d. {Prop}, {Propagate}.] 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. --Shak. Till the bright mountains prop the incumbent sky. --Pope. For being not propp'd by ancestry. --Shak. I prop myself upon those few supports that are left me. --Pope.
\Prop\, n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. prop stopple, stopper, cork, Sw. propp, G. pfropf. See {Prop}, v.] 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. ``Two props of virtue.'' --Shak.
Synonyms for prop
airplane propeller, airscrew, prop up, property, shore, shore up
See also: bolster | custard pie | hold | hold up | mise en scene | pitprop | propeller | propeller plane | propellor | setting | sprag | stage setting | stuff | sundries | sundry | support | support | sustain | whatchamacallit | whatsis |
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Let's analyse "prop" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: PORP. Average typing speed for these characters is 1000 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
prop: 6 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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