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prop

UK/pɹɒp/ US/pɹɑp/ fairly common informal slang uk us
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

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

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”
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3.

a propeller that rotates to push against air

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verb

1.

support by placing against something solid or rigid

  • “shore and buttress an old building”
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Origin

From Middle English proppe (“a prop, support, support for a vine or plant”), from Middle Dutch proppe (“support, support for a vine, stopper for a bottle”). Compare Middle Low German proppe (“plug, stopper”), German Pfropfen (“plug”), Danish prop (“plug, stopper”).

Phrases

  • acrow prop
  • book prop
  • clothes prop
  • pit prop
  • prop bet
  • prop blast
  • prop comedian
  • prop comedy
  • prop comic
  • prop forward
  • prop gun
  • prop master

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