prop (n.)

  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

    [ Syn: property ]

  3. a propeller that rotates to push against air

    [ Syn: airplane propeller , airscrew ]

    prop (v.)

  1. support by placing against something solid or rigid; shore and buttress an old building

    [ Syn: prop up , shore up , shore ]

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