PROP

prop

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

property, prop

(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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

prop (plural props)

An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.

(rugby) The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.

One of the seashells in the game of props.

Verb

prop (third-person singular simple present props, present participle propping, simple past and past participle propped)

(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To support or shore up something.

(intransitive) to play rugby in the prop position

(transitive, usually with "up" - see prop up) To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.

Etymology 2

Noun

prop (plural props)

(theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.

An item placed within an advertisement in order to suggest a style of living etc.

Usage notes

• In stagecraft, usually the term prop is reserved for an object with which an actor or performer interacts, such as a glass, a book, or a weapon. Larger items adding to the scene, such as chairs, are considered part of the set.

• Props are often non-functional. A prop that is required to function is a "practical" prop.

Etymology 3

Noun

prop (plural props)

The propeller of an aircraft.

Verb

prop (third-person singular simple present props, present participle propping, simple past and past participle propped)

To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition.

Etymology 4

Noun

prop (plural props)

A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.

Etymology 5

Noun

prop (plural props)

(rocketry)

Anagrams

• Ropp

Source: Wiktionary

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Prop, n.

Definition: A shell, used as a die. See Props.

Prop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propped; p. pr. & vb. n. Propping.] Etym: [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.]

Definition: 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. Till the bright mountains prop the incumbent sky. Pope. For being not propp'd by ancestry. Shak. I prop myself upon those few supports that are left me. Pope.

Prop, n. Etym: [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. prop stopple, stopper, cork, Sw. propp, G. pfropf. See Prop, v.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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