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nounPlural props prɒpprɑp 1A pole or beam used as a temporary support or to keep something in position. he looked around for a prop to pin the door open Example sentencesExamples - I've still got the props up supporting the house.
- You can paint the prop if you like, but copper-based paint won't stay on a bronze prop (nor bronze rudders and struts) for long.
- Creating an intense heat and light that at once attracts and repels, the hand leans backwards, resting on a prop not unlike the beams used to construct roofs of houses.
- The entire structure is supported with conventional props and crossbeams.
Synonyms pole, post, beam, support, upright, brace, buttress, stay, shaft, strut, stanchion, shore, pier, vertical, pillar, pile, piling, bolster, truss, column, rod, stick French point d'appui Mining sprag - 1.1 A person or thing that is a major source of support or assistance.
he found himself becoming the emotional prop of the marriage Example sentencesExamples - It is a prop to assist very different party philosophies to stay together.
- A major prop for the dollar has long been the simple fact that oil is priced in dollars.
- Labour has been the main political prop of Norwegian capitalism throughout most of the twentieth century.
- Surging exports to the US have been the main prop of Japan's economic recovery.
- The doctrines of the Church of England in which she was educated provided an important political and emotional prop for the rest of her life.
- Liquor was a major prop of the colonial government, which consciously fashioned customs duties to extract the maximum revenue from the trade.
- Instead, it has itself assumed the role of a prop.
- Then we see that the emotional state was just a prop to which we're addicted in order to confirm our identity, to hold us together.
- In a research note, HSBC said a slowing housing market will remove a major prop to consumer spending and weaken the economy.
- A great pity, then, but these unique beers certainly don't need the organic prop to help them stand securely in the marketplace.
- Tobacco was a useful prop, and it helped to prevent his opponents from watching him too closely, as if he could literally hide his thoughts behind a cloud of smoke.
- One of the things that becomes very clear from talking to Lauren is that she sees her independence and her non-reliance on external props as a major strength.
Synonyms mainstay, pillar, anchor, rock, backbone, support, cornerstone supporter, upholder, sustainer - 1.2Grammar A word used to fill a syntactic role without any specific meaning of its own, for example it in it is raining.
2Rugby
A forward at either end of the front row of a scrum. Example sentencesExamples - You can set your clock by the substitution of the tight-head prop forward.
- The spirit in the side was perhaps epitomised by the courage shown by loosehead prop Alastair Lyon.
- Al Baxter returns as the starting tighthead prop, pushing Matt Dunning back to the bench.
- Loosehead prop Mike Coetzee stood his man well, but needs to be more mobile.
- Tighthead prop Eddie Andrews was another man who grew in stature as the match wore on.
3Australian A sudden stop made by a horse moving at speed.
verbpropped, props, propping prɒpprɑp 1with object and adverbial of place Support or keep in position. she propped her chin in the palm of her right hand Example sentencesExamples - She looks at her feet, now propped on the stool next to her.
- Cal leaned forward and propped both elbows on the bed.
- The patient should use pillows, rolled towels, blankets, or large pieces of foam to prop his or her body into the prescribed head position for sleeping.
- Diane leaned over her desk, propping her chin on her fist.
- He returned to his seat and sighed, propping his chin on his fist.
- Vicki shook her head and rested her chin on her hands, which were propped on her knees.
- Others huddle on or against driftwood with notebooks propped on their knees.
- He leaned forward and propped his chin in his slender hands.
- Ling Yi propped her chin on the desk, staring longingly at the phone.
- Katlyn opened her eyes and sat up, her arms propping her up from behind.
- She had her elbows propped on her elbows and her chin in her hand.
- She heard footsteps running towards her and felt arms prop her up.
- I had forced myself to a half-sitting position, propping myself on my un-injured arm, when the pieces clicked.
- Tristan leaned back and stretched his legs out so they were propped on the chair in front of him.
- Her back failed to support her even propped by overstuffed cushions and she slumped, weakness overtaking her.
- I helped using my left hand while propping myself with my right.
- On the far side, where a tall window overlooked the garden, an old woman lay in bed, propped by pillows to a half-sitting position.
- I lean against the door frame, casually propping myself up.
- Readjusting his position, he propped himself against the log, his whole body relaxing.
- Jake looked up, propping himself up with his elbows.
Synonyms hold up, shore up, bolster up, buttress, support, brace, underpin, reinforce, strengthen archaic underprop - 1.1 Lean (something) against something else.
a jug of milk with a note propped against it she propped the picture up on the mantlepiece Example sentencesExamples - Vice propped his bass on the stand and sprinted to the house next door.
- Her feet were propped up on the table and she was looking at some papers in her hands.
- His right foot was propped up against the wall, and his hands were in his pockets.
- She pulled Kaitlin's gaunt body into a sitting position and propped her against the headboard.
- A book was propped on his knee, and his face was in shadow.
- Lia leaned back against the sofa, her legs casually propped on the table.
- She propped the note on the night stand next to Russell's side of the mattress and returned to the door to gaze out.
- As she took a step forward, her hand hit the picture frame she had propped on her desk.
- He leaned back on one foot and propped his bayonet against the wall.
- There were old bales of hay propped in odd corners of the property, covered in snow.
- She came back to reality to find herself propped against a tree.
- Eva pulled Anthony into a sitting position and propped him against the wall.
Synonyms lean, rest, set, stand, position, place, lay, balance, steady - 1.2 Use an object to keep (something) in position.
he found that the door was propped open Example sentencesExamples - Any office cooled to a temperature lower than 25C or any shop that leaves its door propped open could be fined.
- The front door was propped open with a stone, and above the doorway was a sign depicting an artist's easel.
- We are going to be among the many who will gladly take the extra refuse to the council offices, to prevent cats, foxes and stray dogs attacking bags which are propping our bin lids open.
- I raised the hood, propped it and leaned in over the fender.
- The double doors to the entrance were propped open, and a few people milled around on the first floor.
- They keep propping the wooden door open for no apparent reason - it's not like the storm door lets any air in.
- It was propped open, revealing a slice of tiled floor and fluorescent light.
- Sanura's door was propped open, as it always was, so Rebecca went straight to the illuminated room.
- He forced himself to remain impassive and calm, though his eyelids looked like they were being propped open by toothpicks.
- Sighing gratefully, she saw that they were propped open to let in more light and the soft smells of spring air.
- At the end of the corridor, they approached a huge double door made of glass that was propped open.
- The outer door was propped open, the storm door the only one keeping the bugs from entering the house.
- In a ground floor flat in Belsize Park, I stowed my guitars in the cupboard and instead began propping the door open with the Oxford Handbook of Criminology.
- Needless to say, I made a hasty retreat, kicking aside the wedge propping my kitchen door open so it slammed shut, keeping the rodent hopefully contained in one room.
- One police car is double-parked out front, and the door of the row house is propped open.
- The vine-trellis has collapsed and has been clumsily propped up.
- The ‘guest’ chair, replete with cat, is propping my door wide open to allow the cat to vacate the premises when it so desires.
- The windows of the classroom were open, blinds drawn, and the door was propped open.
- Clean out the refrigerator and leave it and all lockers and drawers propped open.
- I sat down with my back to the wall next to the door that was propped open.
2Australian no object (of a horse) come to a dead stop with the forelegs rigid. Example sentencesExamples - Kalanisi propped while galloping out and unseated exercise rider Wally Lowsby, who held on to the reins.
- Alerted by Gold was being led off the racetrack when she propped and refused to move.
Phrases informal Spend a considerable time drinking in a pub. Keith was propping up the bar and waving a £10 note at the landlady Example sentencesExamples - Earlier this season, he was dropped from the Senegal national side after claims that he had been propping up the bar of a local nightclub in the early hours of a match day.
- We propped up the bar at Le Pub and talked a while.
- We would hanker after a glass of beer and imagine propping up the bar at the Pen-y-Gwryd.
- At one point, near the end of her set, she wanders off the stage, dreadlocked minder in tow, mixes with a crowd of stragglers who are propping up the bar, then runs back on stage to continue singing.
- One couldn't help feeling that the hacks propping up the bar in the Kenmore Hotel come Monday lunchtime were more interested in the seamier side of the cricketer's private life than they were in Scottish angling.
- Or if they were, they were having an early night and not propping up the bar after midnight.
- Local people had been propping up the bar and getting drunk in there for half a millennia.
- A few of the local fishermen were propping up the bar, discussing the day's catch and the current problems within the industry.
- We spent the first 45 minutes or so, whilst everyone was arriving, propping up the bar and sampling the exotic Martinis.
- Instead we have for centuries propped up the bar.
Phrasal Verbs prop someone/something up Support or assist someone or something that would otherwise fail or decline. the government spent £3 billion in an attempt to prop up the pound Example sentencesExamples - People coming through the gates isn't enough to prop a club up.
- Mobutu, Marcos, Suharto and other notorious dictators were propped up by massive loans.
- Standard Life is a pillar on which a lot of financial Scotland is propped up.
- We couldn't give money just to prop it up for a few months,’ said Wilson.
- The ‘bottom line’, as one American economist sagely noted, is that consumers have probably been propping the economy up for some time.
- First it was a Portuguese colony, then, after independence, its Soviet-style government was propped up by Moscow and Havana and destabilised by South Africa and the United States.
- Investing in heritage means enhancing it, not just propping it up.
- They had been propping the Tories up and have now decided to chuck them away.
- For example, if one currency suffers a sudden and unexpected fall, the other central banks will normally move to prop it up.
- It is pretty obvious that the present government is propped up by Scots.
Synonyms subsidize, underwrite, fund, finance, maintain
Origin Late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch proppe 'support (for vines)'. Rhymes atop, bop, chop, clop, cop, crop, dop, drop, Dunlop, estop, flop, fop, glop, hop, intercrop, knop, kop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, screw-top, shop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, tiptop, top, underprop, whop nounPlural props prɒpprɑp usually props1A portable object other than furniture or costumes used on the set of a play or film. Example sentencesExamples - The set, lighting, costumes and props - along with a kooky, swinging Vegas-style soundscape - are outstanding.
- At this point the story becomes truly curious - more than a morality tale with sparkling costumes and inventive props.
- The curtains may have shut, but no one switched you off and packed you up with props and costumes in a musty room.
- The use of candles is clever, with them used as both a prop and a lighting source.
- Anita's visual interpretation using excellent lights, costumes and props makes this production an enriching experience.
- It involved actors and local children who had attended workshops beforehand to produce props and costumes.
- He could not occupy the drawer space because it was filled with the props.
- Sitters could not only choose their pose, but also select from a variety of costumes, backdrops and props to create a fantasy setting and transform themselves into the figure of their imaginations.
- We also had provided them with disguise materials and props that would help fill out their roles.
- O'Neil handled props on this film and went on to helm a few others.
- The more talented somebody is, the less they need the props.
- Her ensuing characters are deftly created without props or costumes.
- Before recording, have your props and costumes organized and tape log sheets prepared.
- It looks like a prop from the last Flinstones movie.
- The group started to do ‘community cabarets,’ using costumes and props, scripts, and themes.
- The pair's ambition is to make their living producing scenery, costumes and props for museums, theatres, themed bars, film and television.
- Instead, he hires models and sets up a scene with props and costumes, and then photographs them.
- Then they reach deeper into their bag of tricks for ever bigger props and effects.
- He is assisted by a set decorator, who actually builds the props.
- The cast double as stage hands, choreographed to slide props around the stage when they are not speaking or move chairs to imitate the steps of an elephant.
- 1.1propsdated, informal treated as singular A property man or mistress.
Origin Mid 19th century: abbreviation of property. nounPlural props prɒpprɑp informal An aircraft propeller. Example sentencesExamples - So there you are, rolling along the runway at full throttle, but the prop can't provide sufficient thrust as it bites into the reduced air density.
- As my speed carried me over him his prop sliced through my undercarriage, slashing the fuselage.
- Soon black smoke poured from its exhaust and the prop was feathered to try and save the engine, but it was too late.
- The left prop stayed on but dropped off when the aircraft was picked up, I think.
- Soon friction heat started to melt the prop's magnesium housing as the prop's gear shaft ground away at the housing.
- The engine went to Sam Thompson, the prop to California Propeller and parts to other contractors.
- The high friction then caused the weakened propeller shaft to break and the prop tore away taking the shaft with it.
- Once again, the prop is used to rotate the engine and make sure that those points open and close at the correct timing marks on the crankshaft.
- The No.3 engine had a prop replaced a week prior, and flight deck indicator lights now point out a malfunction.
- The aircraft was heavily damaged with the prop destroyed and one wing mangled.
- With an engine failure, the prop couldn't be feathered.
- In a turboprop aircraft, putting the props in the beta position creates an extraordinary speed brake.
- Most of the aircraft have no logbooks, have run-out engines and props, and need a lot of work.
- I told the flight engineer about the prop and called for an emergency shutdown of No.3.
- This time, immediately after takeoff, the right prop governor failed and the prop feathered.
- I was walking across a dark, busy flight deck and was heading toward turning props and moving aircraft.
- Your mechanic should check the prop for nicks, chips and overall condition.
- We were too late trying to feather the prop - all the oil was gone.
- ‘Shiney’ didn't have time to kill the engine before the prop bit the ground, forcing the tail of the Hurricane skywards.
- Fortunately, there was a heated hangar and the new prop was hung in about an hour.
Origin Early 20th century: abbreviation. nounpräpprɑp 1A pole or beam used as a support or to keep something in position, typically one that is not an integral part of the thing supported. Example sentencesExamples - I've still got the props up supporting the house.
- Creating an intense heat and light that at once attracts and repels, the hand leans backwards, resting on a prop not unlike the beams used to construct roofs of houses.
- You can paint the prop if you like, but copper-based paint won't stay on a bronze prop (nor bronze rudders and struts) for long.
- The entire structure is supported with conventional props and crossbeams.
Synonyms pole, post, beam, support, upright, brace, buttress, stay, shaft, strut, stanchion, shore, pier, vertical, pillar, pile, piling, bolster, truss, column, rod, stick - 1.1 A person or thing that is a major source of support or assistance.
the second institutional prop of conservative Spain was the army Example sentencesExamples - In a research note, HSBC said a slowing housing market will remove a major prop to consumer spending and weaken the economy.
- Liquor was a major prop of the colonial government, which consciously fashioned customs duties to extract the maximum revenue from the trade.
- It is a prop to assist very different party philosophies to stay together.
- Then we see that the emotional state was just a prop to which we're addicted in order to confirm our identity, to hold us together.
- A great pity, then, but these unique beers certainly don't need the organic prop to help them stand securely in the marketplace.
- The doctrines of the Church of England in which she was educated provided an important political and emotional prop for the rest of her life.
- One of the things that becomes very clear from talking to Lauren is that she sees her independence and her non-reliance on external props as a major strength.
- Tobacco was a useful prop, and it helped to prevent his opponents from watching him too closely, as if he could literally hide his thoughts behind a cloud of smoke.
- Surging exports to the US have been the main prop of Japan's economic recovery.
- Instead, it has itself assumed the role of a prop.
- A major prop for the dollar has long been the simple fact that oil is priced in dollars.
- Labour has been the main political prop of Norwegian capitalism throughout most of the twentieth century.
Synonyms mainstay, pillar, anchor, rock, backbone, support, cornerstone - 1.2Grammar A word used to fill a syntactic role without any specific meaning of its own, for example one in it's a nice one and it in it is raining.
verbpräpprɑp [with object]1Position something underneath (someone or something) for support. she propped her chin in the palm of her right hand Example sentencesExamples - On the far side, where a tall window overlooked the garden, an old woman lay in bed, propped by pillows to a half-sitting position.
- Katlyn opened her eyes and sat up, her arms propping her up from behind.
- Diane leaned over her desk, propping her chin on her fist.
- Her back failed to support her even propped by overstuffed cushions and she slumped, weakness overtaking her.
- Vicki shook her head and rested her chin on her hands, which were propped on her knees.
- He returned to his seat and sighed, propping his chin on his fist.
- Tristan leaned back and stretched his legs out so they were propped on the chair in front of him.
- I had forced myself to a half-sitting position, propping myself on my un-injured arm, when the pieces clicked.
- Jake looked up, propping himself up with his elbows.
- He leaned forward and propped his chin in his slender hands.
- I helped using my left hand while propping myself with my right.
- The patient should use pillows, rolled towels, blankets, or large pieces of foam to prop his or her body into the prescribed head position for sleeping.
- Others huddle on or against driftwood with notebooks propped on their knees.
- Ling Yi propped her chin on the desk, staring longingly at the phone.
- I lean against the door frame, casually propping myself up.
- Cal leaned forward and propped both elbows on the bed.
- She heard footsteps running towards her and felt arms prop her up.
- Readjusting his position, he propped himself against the log, his whole body relaxing.
- She had her elbows propped on her elbows and her chin in her hand.
- She looks at her feet, now propped on the stool next to her.
Synonyms hold up, shore up, bolster up, buttress, support, brace, underpin, reinforce, strengthen - 1.1 Position (something or someone) more or less upright by leaning it against something else.
a jug of milk with a note propped against it she propped the picture up on the mantlepiece Example sentencesExamples - He leaned back on one foot and propped his bayonet against the wall.
- His right foot was propped up against the wall, and his hands were in his pockets.
- Lia leaned back against the sofa, her legs casually propped on the table.
- Her feet were propped up on the table and she was looking at some papers in her hands.
- She propped the note on the night stand next to Russell's side of the mattress and returned to the door to gaze out.
- She pulled Kaitlin's gaunt body into a sitting position and propped her against the headboard.
- A book was propped on his knee, and his face was in shadow.
- She came back to reality to find herself propped against a tree.
- Eva pulled Anthony into a sitting position and propped him against the wall.
- Vice propped his bass on the stand and sprinted to the house next door.
- There were old bales of hay propped in odd corners of the property, covered in snow.
- As she took a step forward, her hand hit the picture frame she had propped on her desk.
Synonyms lean, rest, set, stand, position, place, lay, balance, steady - 1.2 Use an object to keep (something) in position.
he found that the door to the office was propped open Example sentencesExamples - Sanura's door was propped open, as it always was, so Rebecca went straight to the illuminated room.
- Needless to say, I made a hasty retreat, kicking aside the wedge propping my kitchen door open so it slammed shut, keeping the rodent hopefully contained in one room.
- Clean out the refrigerator and leave it and all lockers and drawers propped open.
- The front door was propped open with a stone, and above the doorway was a sign depicting an artist's easel.
- I sat down with my back to the wall next to the door that was propped open.
- It was propped open, revealing a slice of tiled floor and fluorescent light.
- One police car is double-parked out front, and the door of the row house is propped open.
- The vine-trellis has collapsed and has been clumsily propped up.
- Sighing gratefully, she saw that they were propped open to let in more light and the soft smells of spring air.
- The outer door was propped open, the storm door the only one keeping the bugs from entering the house.
- The double doors to the entrance were propped open, and a few people milled around on the first floor.
- They keep propping the wooden door open for no apparent reason - it's not like the storm door lets any air in.
- Any office cooled to a temperature lower than 25C or any shop that leaves its door propped open could be fined.
- The windows of the classroom were open, blinds drawn, and the door was propped open.
- He forced himself to remain impassive and calm, though his eyelids looked like they were being propped open by toothpicks.
- The ‘guest’ chair, replete with cat, is propping my door wide open to allow the cat to vacate the premises when it so desires.
- At the end of the corridor, they approached a huge double door made of glass that was propped open.
- I raised the hood, propped it and leaned in over the fender.
- In a ground floor flat in Belsize Park, I stowed my guitars in the cupboard and instead began propping the door open with the Oxford Handbook of Criminology.
- We are going to be among the many who will gladly take the extra refuse to the council offices, to prevent cats, foxes and stray dogs attacking bags which are propping our bin lids open.
Phrasal Verbs prop someone/something up Provide support or assistance for someone or something that would otherwise fail or decline. foreign aid tends to prop up incompetent governments Example sentencesExamples - For example, if one currency suffers a sudden and unexpected fall, the other central banks will normally move to prop it up.
- Mobutu, Marcos, Suharto and other notorious dictators were propped up by massive loans.
- Standard Life is a pillar on which a lot of financial Scotland is propped up.
- They had been propping the Tories up and have now decided to chuck them away.
- Investing in heritage means enhancing it, not just propping it up.
- First it was a Portuguese colony, then, after independence, its Soviet-style government was propped up by Moscow and Havana and destabilised by South Africa and the United States.
- People coming through the gates isn't enough to prop a club up.
- It is pretty obvious that the present government is propped up by Scots.
- The ‘bottom line’, as one American economist sagely noted, is that consumers have probably been propping the economy up for some time.
- We couldn't give money just to prop it up for a few months,’ said Wilson.
Synonyms subsidize, underwrite, fund, finance, maintain
Origin Late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch proppe ‘support (for vines)’. nounpräpprɑp usually propsA portable object other than furniture or costumes used on the set of a play or movie. Example sentencesExamples - The set, lighting, costumes and props - along with a kooky, swinging Vegas-style soundscape - are outstanding.
- Then they reach deeper into their bag of tricks for ever bigger props and effects.
- Instead, he hires models and sets up a scene with props and costumes, and then photographs them.
- At this point the story becomes truly curious - more than a morality tale with sparkling costumes and inventive props.
- Sitters could not only choose their pose, but also select from a variety of costumes, backdrops and props to create a fantasy setting and transform themselves into the figure of their imaginations.
- We also had provided them with disguise materials and props that would help fill out their roles.
- It involved actors and local children who had attended workshops beforehand to produce props and costumes.
- The use of candles is clever, with them used as both a prop and a lighting source.
- Before recording, have your props and costumes organized and tape log sheets prepared.
- The pair's ambition is to make their living producing scenery, costumes and props for museums, theatres, themed bars, film and television.
- O'Neil handled props on this film and went on to helm a few others.
- It looks like a prop from the last Flinstones movie.
- The more talented somebody is, the less they need the props.
- He could not occupy the drawer space because it was filled with the props.
- Anita's visual interpretation using excellent lights, costumes and props makes this production an enriching experience.
- The cast double as stage hands, choreographed to slide props around the stage when they are not speaking or move chairs to imitate the steps of an elephant.
- The curtains may have shut, but no one switched you off and packed you up with props and costumes in a musty room.
- He is assisted by a set decorator, who actually builds the props.
- The group started to do ‘community cabarets,’ using costumes and props, scripts, and themes.
- Her ensuing characters are deftly created without props or costumes.
Origin Mid 19th century: abbreviation of property. nounpräpprɑp informal An aircraft propeller. Example sentencesExamples - The high friction then caused the weakened propeller shaft to break and the prop tore away taking the shaft with it.
- Soon friction heat started to melt the prop's magnesium housing as the prop's gear shaft ground away at the housing.
- We were too late trying to feather the prop - all the oil was gone.
- Once again, the prop is used to rotate the engine and make sure that those points open and close at the correct timing marks on the crankshaft.
- I told the flight engineer about the prop and called for an emergency shutdown of No.3.
- The aircraft was heavily damaged with the prop destroyed and one wing mangled.
- In a turboprop aircraft, putting the props in the beta position creates an extraordinary speed brake.
- ‘Shiney’ didn't have time to kill the engine before the prop bit the ground, forcing the tail of the Hurricane skywards.
- So there you are, rolling along the runway at full throttle, but the prop can't provide sufficient thrust as it bites into the reduced air density.
- Soon black smoke poured from its exhaust and the prop was feathered to try and save the engine, but it was too late.
- As my speed carried me over him his prop sliced through my undercarriage, slashing the fuselage.
- With an engine failure, the prop couldn't be feathered.
- The No.3 engine had a prop replaced a week prior, and flight deck indicator lights now point out a malfunction.
- I was walking across a dark, busy flight deck and was heading toward turning props and moving aircraft.
- The engine went to Sam Thompson, the prop to California Propeller and parts to other contractors.
- Most of the aircraft have no logbooks, have run-out engines and props, and need a lot of work.
- This time, immediately after takeoff, the right prop governor failed and the prop feathered.
- Your mechanic should check the prop for nicks, chips and overall condition.
- The left prop stayed on but dropped off when the aircraft was picked up, I think.
- Fortunately, there was a heated hangar and the new prop was hung in about an hour.
Origin Early 20th century: abbreviation. |