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The definition of a prop is a person or thing who provides support or holds something up, or an object used on the set of a play or movie.

(noun)

  1. A pole that keeps up an awning is an example of a prop.
  2. A clipboard used by a character in a play is an example of a prop.

To prop is to position something in a way that it can provide support, or to lean an object up against something else so it stays close to upright.

(verb)

  1. When you stick a pole under an awning to make the awning stay up, this is an example of a situation where you prop up the awning.
  2. When you lean your instrument against the wall so it doesn't fall over, this is an example of a time when you prop up your instrument.

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See prop in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a rigid support, as a beam, stake, or pole, placed under or against a structure or part
  2. a person or thing that gives support or aid to a person, institution, etc.

Origin: ME proppe < MDu, prop, ? akin to Ger pfropfen, stopper

transitive verb propped, propping

  1. to support, hold up, or hold in place with or as with a prop: often with up
  2. to place or lean (something) against a support
  3. to sustain or bolster

noun

property (sense )

noun

propeller

  1. proper(ly)
  2. property
  3. proposition
  4. proprietor

See prop in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support.
  2. One that serves as a means of support or assistance.
transitive verb propped propped, prop·ping, props
To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English proppe

Origin: , probably from Middle Dutch

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noun
A theatrical property.

noun
Informal
A propeller.

abbreviation
  1. proper
  2. property
  3. proposition

prefix
Related to or derived from propionic acid: propane.

Origin:

Origin: From propionic acid

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