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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024prop1 /prɑp/USA pronunciation v., propped, prop•ping, n. v. - to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop: [~ + up + object]He propped up the car with a jack.[~ + object + up]He tried propping it up.
- to rest (a thing) against a support:[~ + object]He propped the ladder against the wall.
- to support or sustain: [~ + up + object]The army propped up the dictator's regime.[~ + object + up]It can no longer prop him up.
n. [countable] - Civil Engineeringsomething that props;
support.
prop2 /prɑp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Show Businessa usually movable item used onstage or on a film set, esp. one handled by an actor or entertainer to enliven and enrich the performance.
prop3 /prɑp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Aeronauticsa propeller.
prop., an abbreviation of:- properly.
- property.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prop1 (prop),USA pronunciation v., propped, prop•ping, n. v.t. - to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often fol. by up):to prop an old fence; to prop up an unpopular government.
- to rest (a thing) against a support:He propped his cane against the wall.
- to support or sustain (often fol. by up).
n. - Civil Engineeringa stick, rod, pole, beam, or other rigid support.
- a person or thing serving as a support or stay:His father is his financial prop.
- 1400–50; late Middle English proppe (noun, nominal); cognate with Middle Dutch proppe bottle stopper
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged brace, buttress, bolster.
prop2 (prop),USA pronunciation n. [Theat.]- Show Businessproperty (def. 8).
prop′less, adj. prop3 (prop),USA pronunciation n. - Aeronauticsa propeller.
prop., - properly.
- property.
- proposition.
- proprietary.
- proprietor.
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