| NOUN | artifact | prop | a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aesop ... workshop: 48 rhymes with aap... | |
| Meaning | A support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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