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Prop \Prop\, n.
A shell, used as a die. See Props.
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Prop \Prop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Propping.] [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.]
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.
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Till the bright mountains prop the incumbent sky.
--Pope.
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For being not propp'd by ancestry. --Shak.
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I prop myself upon those few supports that are left me.
--Pope.
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Prop \Prop\, n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. prop stopple, stopper,
cork, Sw. propp, G. pfropf. See Prop, v.]
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.
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prop
n 1: a support placed beneath or against something to keep it
from shaking or falling

2: any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or
movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of
props" [syn: property, prop]

3: a propeller that rotates to push against air [syn: {airplane
propeller}, airscrew, prop]
v 1: support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore
and buttress an old building" [syn: prop up, prop,
shore up, shore]
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prop
cork

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prop [prɔp]
Stütze

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prop [prɔp]
appui

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prop

cölöp
dúc
dúcgerenda
euklidésztétele
felfuttatóléc
gyám
gyámfa
gyámkaró
hirtelenmegállás
karó
kellék
légcsavar
oszlop
pillér
propeller
szárfa
színházikellék
támasz
támaszték
támfa


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prop [prɔp]
drager; leuning; steun; stut

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prop [prɔp]
apoio

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prop [prɔp]
respaldo

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prop [prɔp]
stöd

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prop [prɔp]
Kloß; Klumpen
Pfropfen; Spund; Stöpsel

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prop [prɔp]
chunk; clod; lump
plug; electricplug; stopper

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prop [prɔp]
boule
bouchon; prise de courant mâle

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prop

Stütze f
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138 Moby Thesaurus words for "prop":
advocate, afford support, airscrew, alpenstock, arm,
athletic supporter, back, back up, backbone, backing, bandeau,
bear, bear out, bear up, bearer, beef up, blackface, bolster,
bolster up, bra, brace, brace up, bracer, bracket, brassiere,
buoy up, buttress, cane, carrier, carry, case harden, cervix,
clown white, column, confirm, corset, costume, cradle, crook,
crutch, cushion, driver, fan, finance, fortify, foundation garment,
fulcrum, fund, gird, girdle, give support, greasepaint, guy,
guywire, harden, hold, hold up, impeller, invigorate, jock,
jockstrap, keep, keep afloat, keep up, lean, lend support,
mainstay, maintain, maintainer, makeup, mast, neck, nerve,
paddle wheel, pillow, piston, practical piece, prop up, propellant,
propeller, property, propulsor, refresh, reinforce, reinforcement,
reinforcer, reinvigorate, rest, resting place, restrengthen,
rigging, rotor, screw, screw propeller, shore, shore up, shoulder,
shroud, spine, sprit, staff, stand, standing rigging, stave, stay,
steel, stick, stiffen, stiffener, strengthen, strengthener,
subsidize, subvention, subventionize, support, supporter, sustain,
sustainer, temper, theatrical makeup, toughen, truss, turbine,
twin screws, underbrace, undergird, underlie, underpin,
underpinning, underset, upbear, uphold, upholder, upkeep, upright,
vertical, walking stick, wheel



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