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   prop

   /präp/

   noun

   • 1. a pole or beam used as a support or to keep something in position, typically one that is not an integral part of the thing supported: "300 tubular steel props" Similar polepostbeamsupportuprightbracebuttressstayshaftstrutstanchionshorepierverticalpillarpilepilingbolstertrusscolumnrodstickpoint d'appuisprag
   • ▪ a person or thing that is a major source of support or assistance: "listen and be sympathetic, but don't be drawn into being an emotional prop" Similar mainstaypillaranchorrockbackbonesupportcornerstonesupporterupholdersustainer
   • ▪ a word used to fill a syntactic role without any specific meaning of its own, for example one in it's a nice one and it in it is raining.

   verb

   • 1. position something underneath (someone or something) for support: "she propped her chin in the palm of her right hand" Similar hold upshore upbolster upbuttresssupportbraceunderpinreinforcestrengthenarchaic:underprop
   • ▪ position (something or someone) more or less upright by leaning it against something else: "a jug of milk with a note propped against it" Similar leanrestsetstandpositionplacelaybalancesteady
   • ▪ use an object to keep (something) in position: "I propped the door with my foot"

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch proppe ‘support (for vines)’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   Prop definition: to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often followed by up). See examples of PROP used in a sentence.

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   A prop is something you use as a support, like a broom that serves as a prop to hold a door open. A prop is also something that goes on stage, like a garbage can in a Beckett play.

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