PROPS

props

(noun) proper respect; “I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

props

plural of prop

(obsolete) A game of chance using four seashells (each called a prop).

Verb

props

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prop

Etymology 2

Noun

props pl (plural only)

(slang) respect for, or recognition of, another person; an expression of approval or a special acknowledgment; accolades; praise.

• (speaking at Google)

I also want to acknowledge state senator Elaine Alquist who is here... I always want to give her her props.

Source: Wiktionary

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Props, n. pl.

Definition: A game of chance, in which four sea shells, each called a prop, are used instead of dice.

PROP

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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