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Definition of prop

a propeller that rotates to push against air
a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"

Similar Words: airplane propeller, airscrew, property, prop up, shore up, shore

Hyponyms: pitprop, sprag, custard pie, bolster

Part Meronyms: propeller plane, mise en scene, stage setting, setting

Derivational Morphology: prop up, shore up, shore, shoring, shoring up, propping up

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