prop

noun

/pɹɒp/UK/pɹɑp/US/pɹɒp/CA/pɹɔp/

Etymology

From Middle English proppe (“a prop, support, support for a vine or plant”), from Middle Dutch proppe (“support, support for a vine, stopper for a bottle”). Compare Middle Low German proppe (“plug, stopper”), German Pfropfen (“plug”), Danish prop (“plug, stopper”).

inherited from proppe — “a prop, support, support for a vine or plant”

Definitions

1
An object placed against or under another, to support it
An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- They stuck a block of wood under it as a prop.
The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.
Any of the seashells in the game of props.
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1. 4
  To support or shore up something.
  - Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing.
2. To play rugby in the prop position.
3. To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the…
  To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.
4. To stop suddenly or unexpectedly
  To stop suddenly or unexpectedly; derived from the situation where a horse might suddenly halt of its own accord, digging its front hooves into the ground to brace itself from forward movement, potentially unseating its rider.
5. 8
  To knock (a person) down.
  - We used to go out into the roads (highway robbery) between races, and if we met an ‘old bloke’ (man) we ‘propped him’ (knocked him down), and robbed him.
6. 9
  An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.
  - They used the trophy as a prop in the movie.
7. 10
  An item placed within an advertisement in order to suggest a style of living etc.
  - You can use props in a literal way to enhance the story, such as shooting a woodworker amidst woodworking tools.
8. The propeller of an aircraft or boat.
9. To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by…
  To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition.
10. 13
  A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.
  - “Watch how totally dishonest the California Prop vote is!” Trump fumed on Truth Social over the weekend.
11. Clipping of propellant (“rocket fuel”).
12. Clipping of proposition player.
13. A part of a plant reared for its multiplication.
14. Testosterone propionate.
15. 18
  A blow
  A blow; the act of striking someone.
  - There was some good counter hits, and then Foster received a prop on the nose which drew the claret.
16. A scarf pin.
17. Abbreviation of propylthiouracil.

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Derived

acrow prop, book prop, clothes-prop, clothes prop, clothesprop, pit prop, prop bet, prop blast, prop-jet, propleg, prop shaft, propstick, prop vowel, prop wash, shot prop, propless, prop forward, proppage, proppantr, propper, prop up the bar, subprop, underprop, unprop, upprop, proppy, prop comedian, prop comedy, prop comic, prop gun, propmaker, propmaster, prop master, prop sword, theatrical prop, propwash

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at prop. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at prop. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at prop

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA