NOUN | artifact | prop | a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling |
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artifact | prop, property | any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie | |
artifact | prop, airplane propeller, airscrew | a propeller that rotates to push against air | |
VERB | contact | prop, prop up, shore up, shore | support by placing against something solid or rigid |
Sounds | praa'p | |
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Rhymes | Aesop ... workshop: 48 rhymes with aap... |
Meaning | A support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling. | |
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Narrower | pitprop, sprag | A wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine |
Broader | support | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation |
Spanish | apoyo, pilar | |
Catalan | pilar | |
Verbs | prop | support by placing against something solid or rigid |
Meaning | Any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie. | |
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Example | "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" | |
Synonym | property | |
Part of | mise en scene, stage setting, setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted |
Narrower | custard pie | A prop consisting of an open pie filled with real or artificial custard |
Broader | object, physical object | A tangible and visible entity |
Spanish | accesorio |
Meaning | A propeller that rotates to push against air. | |
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Synonyms | airplane propeller, airscrew | |
Part of | propeller plane | An airplane that is driven by a propeller |
Broader | propeller, propellor | A mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water |
Spanish | hélice de avión, hélice | |
Catalan | hèlice d'avió |
Meaning | support by placing against something solid or rigid. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Synonyms | prop up, shore up, shore | |
Narrower | bolster | prop up with a pillow or bolster |
Broader | hold, support, sustain, hold up | Be the physical support of |
Spanish | apoyar, apuntalar | |
Catalan | apuntalar, sostenir | |
Nouns | prop | a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling |
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