prop
[verb]
Synonyms:
- support, bolster, brace, buttress, hold up, stay, sustain, uphold
[noun]
Synonyms:
- support, brace, buttress, mainstay, stanchion, stay

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. prop¹ /prɒp $ prɑːp/ verb (past tense and past participle propped, present participle propping) [transitive always + adverb/preposition]
to support something by leaning it against something, or by putting something else under, next to, or behind it
prop something against/on something
He propped his bike against a tree.
Can we prop the window open with something?
prop something ↔ up phrasal verb

1. to prevent something from falling by putting something against it or under it:
The builders are trying to prop up the crumbling walls of the church.
prop something ↔ up against
paintings propped up against the wall

2. to help an economy, industry, or government so that it can continue to exist, especially by giving money:
The government introduced measures to prop up the stock market.

3. prop yourself up to hold your body up by leaning against something
prop yourself up on/against/with
She propped herself up on one elbow.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. prop² noun [countable]
[Sense 1,3,5: Date: 1400-1500; Language: Middle Dutch; Origin: proppe]
[Sense 2: Date: 1800-1900; Origin: property]
[Sense 4: Date: 1900-2000; Origin: propeller]

1. an object placed under or against something to hold it in a particular position

2. [usually plural] a small object such as a book, weapon etc, used by actors in a play or film:
Anna looks after costumes and props.
stage props

3. something or someone that helps you to feel strong:
She was becoming an emotional prop for him.

4. informal a propeller

5. (also prop forward) one of the players in a rugby team, who is large and strong and holds up the scrum

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

PROP
Propeller

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