Prop

Word PROP
Character 4
Hyphenation prop
Pronunciations /pɹɒp/

Definitions and meanings of "Prop"

What do we mean by prop?

A propeller. noun

Any of the articles other than costumes and scenery used by an actor or performer during a performance on stage or in a film. noun

Someone or something displayed to impress others or provide a false impression. noun

An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support. noun

One that serves as a means of support or assistance. noun

To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up. transitive verb

A stick, staff, pole, rod, beam, or other rigid thing used to sustain an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests for support; a support; a stay; a fulcrum: usually applied to something not forming a part of the object supported: as, a prop for vines; a prop for an old wall. noun

In botany, same as fulcrum, 3. noun

Plural Legs. noun

Synonyms See staff. noun

A shell used in the game of props. See props. noun

An unexpected stop, as of a horse. noun

To support or prevent from falling by placing something under or against: as, to prop a roof or wall.

To support by standing under or against: as, a pillar props a roof; beams prop a wall.

To support or sustain in a general sense: as, to prop a failing cause.

To help; assist.

To stop or pull up suddenly; balk: said of a horse or other beast.

An abbreviation of proposition; properly. noun

That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay. noun

A shell, used as a die. See props. noun

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

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

One of the seashells in the game of props.

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The word "prop" in example sentences

And while the term prop trading has gone out of fashion, "flow" business -- the trading of relatively straightforward financial products on behalf of clients -- has become the new buzz word for investment banks. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Chris Rock introduces himself as a Capricorn and his prop is a T.D. Jakes book. ❋ Unknown (2007)

True fact: the term "prop" is short for "property," so the idea of buying a traveling circus's property makes total sense. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You'll also be bidding on an actual prop from the book trailer, presently listed as Plate XIII on the website. ❋ Sovay (2009)

One lucky audience member will even walk away with a one-of-kind prop from the movie. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ok I was wondering about where to study and what do you normally do in prop design. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The secret to having a great Halloween prop is the art of surprise. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In this sense it is that your union ought to be considered as a main prop of your liberty, and that the love of the one ought to endear to you the preservation of theother. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Locke steals Gandalf's staff and sells it on eBay as an authentic prop from the film trilogy. ❋ Mistborn (2010)

The bottle looks like a prop from the set of the High Chaparral. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And using our men and women in uniform as a political prop is not funny, John. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It becomes the main prop for the book's argument about Capra, that he and his films were not what they seemed, were instead simply opportunistic excuse for Capra to become famous while making movies whose "progressive" themes he didn't really believe in. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Then again, getting an audience member to be viscerally repulsed by a simple prop is the mark of good theater. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I learned in prop k that the news media literally need to be lead around by the nose. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What I learned in prop k is that reporters are notoriously lazy. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I flew up and down b/t SF and LA twice to sustain prop K work. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The famed prop is scheduled to be on display through Labor Day at the Johnson Space Center before its round-trip journey to a galaxy far, far away. ❋ Unknown (2007)

SUPERNATURAL fans will no doubt remember which episode this prop is from! ❋ Unknown (2007)

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