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Definition prop
Etymology 1
From Middle English proppe (“a prop, support, support for a vine or plant”), of uncertain origin. Compare Middle Dutch proppe (“support, support for a vine, stopper for a bottle”), Middle Low German proppe (“plug, stopper”), German Pfropfen (“plug”), Danish prop (“plug, stopper”).
Noun
prop (plural props)
- An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- (rugby) The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.
- One of the seashells in the game of props.
Verb
prop (third-person singular simple present props, present participle propping, simple past and past participle propped)
- (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To support or shore up something.
- (transitive, usually with "up") To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of property.
Noun
prop (plural props)
- (theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.
- An item placed within an advertisement in order to suggest a style of living etc.
Etymology 3
Abbreviation of propeller.
Noun
prop (plural props)
Verb
prop (third-person singular simple present props, present participle propping, simple past and past participle propped)
- To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition.
Etymology 4
Abbreviation of proposition.
Noun
prop (plural props)
- A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.
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