'Prop' definitions:
Definition of 'prop'
(from WordNet)
noun
A support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
noun
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, prop]
noun
A propeller that rotates to push against air [syn: airplane propeller, airscrew, prop]
verb
Definition of 'Prop'
From: GCIDE
- Prop \Prop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propped; p. pr. & vb. n. Propping.] [Akin to LG. & D. proppen to cram, stuff, thrust into, stop, G. pfropfen, Dan. proppe, Sw. proppa; of uncertain origin, cf. G. pfropfen to graft, fr. L. propago set, layer of a plant, slip, shoot. Cf. 3d. Prop, Propagate.] To support, or prevent from falling, by placing something under or against; as, to prop up a fence or an old building; (Fig.) to sustain; to maintain; as, to prop a declining state. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Till the bright mountains prop the incumbent sky. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- For being not propp'd by ancestry. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- I prop myself upon those few supports that are left me. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Prop'
From: GCIDE
- Prop \Prop\, n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. prop stopple, stopper, cork, Sw. propp, G. pfropf. See Prop, v.] That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a building. "Two props of virtue." --Shak. [1913 Webster] Propaedeutic
Synonyms of 'prop'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advocate,
- afford support,
- airscrew,
- alpenstock,
- arm,
- athletic supporter,
- back,
- back up,
- backbone,
- backing,
- bandeau,
- bear,
- bear out,
- bear up,
- bearer,
- beef up,
- blackface,
- bolster,
- bolster up,
- bra,
- brace,
- brace up,
- bracer,
- bracket,
- brassiere,
- buoy up,
- buttress,
- cane,
- carrier,
- carry,
- case harden,
- cervix,
- clown white,
- column,
- confirm,
- corset,
- costume,
- cradle,
- crook,
- crutch,
- cushion,
- driver,
- fan,
- finance,
- fortify,
- foundation garment,
- fulcrum,
- fund,
- gird,
- girdle,
- give support,
- greasepaint,
- guy,
- guywire,
- harden,
- hold,
- hold up,
- impeller,
- invigorate,
- jock,
- jockstrap,
- keep,
- keep afloat,
- keep up,
- lean,
- lend support,
- mainstay,
- maintain,
- maintainer,
- makeup,
- mast,
- neck,
- nerve,
- paddle wheel,
- pillow,
- piston,
- practical piece,
- prop up,
- propellant,
- propeller,
- property,
- propulsor,
- refresh,
- reinforce,
- reinforcement,
- reinforcer,
- reinvigorate,
- rest,
- resting place,
- restrengthen,
- rigging,
- rotor,
- screw,
- screw propeller,
- shore,
- shore up,
- shoulder,
- shroud,
- spine,
- sprit,
- staff,
- stand,
- standing rigging,
- stave,
- stay,
- steel,
- stick,
- stiffen,
- stiffener,
- strengthen,
- strengthener,
- subsidize,
- subvention,
- subventionize,
- support,
- supporter,
- sustain,
- sustainer,
- temper,
- theatrical makeup,
- toughen,
- truss,
- turbine,
- twin screws,
- underbrace,
- undergird,
- underlie,
- underpin,
- underpinning,
- underset,
- upbear,
- uphold,
- upholder,
- upkeep,
- upright,
- vertical,
- walking stick,
- wheel