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Definitions for Prop

[1] to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often followed by up ): to prop an old fence; to prop up an unpopular government.
[2] to rest (a thing) against a support: He propped his cane against the wall.
[3] to support or sustain (often followed by up ).
[4] a stick, rod, pole, beam, or other rigid support.
[5] a person or thing serving as a support or stay: His father is his financial prop.
[6] property(def 8) .
[7] a propeller.
[8] properly.
[9] property.
[10] proposition.
[11] proprietary.
[12] proprietor.
[13] a combining form representing propionic acid in compound words: propanil.
[14] (tr) to support with a rigid object, such as a stick
[15] (tr usually also foll by against ) to place or lean
[16] (tr) to sustain or support
[17] (intr) Australian and NZ to stop suddenly or unexpectedly
[18] something that gives rigid support, such as a stick
[19] a person or thing giving support, as of a moral or spiritual nature
[20] rugby either of the forwards at either end of the front row of a scrum
[21] short for property (def. 8)
[22] an informal word for propeller

Words related to Prop

brace, mainstay, buttress, column, truss, assistance, stanchion, stay, underpinning, shore, aid, post, strut, strengthener, bolster, set, uphold, strengthen, support, rest

Words nearby Prop

proof theory, proof-of-purchase, proofing, proofread, prootic, prop, prop root, prop wash, prop-, prop., propaedeutic

Origin of Prop

3First recorded in 1910–15; by shortening

Other words from Prop

un·propped , adjective
prop·less , adjective

Word origin for Prop

C15: related to Middle Dutch proppe vine prop; compare Old High German pfropfo shoot, German Pfropfen stopper

Synonyms for Prop

aid, assistance, brace, buttress, column, mainstay, post, shore, stanchion, stay, strengthener, strut, truss, underpinning