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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
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
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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