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prop

/pɹɑp/noun, verb1 syllable

Prop means: support by placing against something solid or rigid.

Synonyms for prop7

noun, as in a propeller that rotates to push against air

airplane propeller, airscrew

noun, as in any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie

property

verb, as in support by placing against something solid or rigid

prop up, shore up, shore

also used for prop

test prop

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What does prop mean?4

verb

1

support by placing against something solid or rigid“shore and buttress an old building”

noun

1

a propeller that rotates to push against air

2

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

a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with prop?16

two syllables

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Prop in a sentence

  • I'm afraid to fall, please prop me up.issadouba
  • Even on stage, the prop gun gleamed like a real weapon.DylanTonic
  • He fetched a few cushions to prop up her head.CK
  • Could you prop up this mirror against that wall for me?unknown
  • Algeria is overly dependent on oil and gas to prop up its economy.Amastan
  • Proppants, such as sand, are added to the water to prop open the newly created cracks.halfb1t
  • Prop the ladder against the wall.sundown
  • Tom tried to prop Mary up with pillows.Hybrid

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Forms of prop

as a noun

plural
props

as a verb

past tense
propped
present participle
propping
third-person singular
props
past participle
propped