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prop

prop
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [prop]
    • /prɒp/
    • /prɒp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prop]
    • /prɒp/

Definitions of prop word

  • verb with object prop to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often followed by up): to prop an old fence; to prop up an unpopular government. 1
  • verb with object prop to rest (a thing) against a support: He propped his cane against the wall. 1
  • verb with object prop to support or sustain (often followed by up). 1
  • noun prop a propeller. 1
  • intransitive verb prop lean for support 1
  • noun prop object used on stage, movie set 1

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Origin of prop

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English proppe (noun); cognate with Middle Dutch proppe bottle stopper

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Prop

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

prop popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

prop usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for prop

verb prop

  • angeled — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
  • angeling — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
  • ballasted — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
  • ballasting — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
  • ballyhooed — a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.

noun prop

  • apologist — An apologist is a person who writes or speaks in defence of a belief, a cause, or a person's life.
  • bastion — If a system or organization is described as a bastion of a particular way of life, it is seen as being important and effective in defending that way of life. Bastion can be used both when you think that this way of life should be ended and when you think it should be defended.
  • beam — If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
  • brace — If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
  • breastwork — a temporary defensive work, usually breast-high

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