noun · verb · 25 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/pɹɒp/
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General-American, dialectal:/pɹɑp/of Canada
Canada, dialectal:/pɹɒp/of the US
Australian:/pɹɔp/
New-Zealand:/pɹɒp/
rhymes with -ɒp
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
They stuck a block of wood under it as a prop.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shore
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
16
verb
Meaning 16
To support or shore up something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, sometimes, transitive
Examples
Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
17
verb
Meaning 17
To play rugby in the prop position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
18
verb
Meaning 18
To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
19
verb
Meaning 19
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
20
verb
Meaning 20
To knock (a person) down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, obsolete, slang, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
21
verb
Meaning 21
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
22
noun
Meaning 22
a propeller that rotates to push against air
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: airplane propeller, airscrew
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: propeller, propellor
23
noun
Meaning 23
a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: support
Narrower terms: pitprop, sprag
24
noun
Meaning 24
any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
before every scene he ran down his checklist of props
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: property
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: object, physical object
Narrower terms: custard pie
25
verb
Meaning 25
support by placing against something solid or rigid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
shore and buttress an old building
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prop up, shore up, shore
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hold, support, sustain, hold up
Narrower terms: bolster
History
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”).
Clipping of property.
Clipping of propeller.
Clipping of proposition.
Clipping of propagation.
Clipping of testosterone propionate.
Across languages
Translations
147 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سِنَاد
(sinād)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Arabic:
عِمَاد
(ʕimād)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Arabic:
دِعَامَة
(diʕāma)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Arabic:
رَكِيزَة
(rakīza)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Bulgarian:
подпора
(podpora)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Czech:
podpěra
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Czech:
vzpěra
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Finnish:
tuki
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Finnish:
pönkkä
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Finnish:
kannatin
— object placed against or under another, to support it
French:
cale
— object placed against or under another, to support it
French:
support
— object placed against or under another, to support it
French:
soutien
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Galician:
rodriga
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Galician:
escora
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Galician:
arxón
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Galician:
esteo
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Galician:
sopostallo
— object placed against or under another, to support it
German:
Stütze
— object placed against or under another, to support it
German:
Unterstützung
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Ancient Greek:
ἔρεισμα
(éreisma)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Hungarian:
támaszték
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Hungarian:
támasz
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Irish:
gabháil
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Italian:
sostegno
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Italian:
puntello
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Latin:
fulcīmen
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Latin:
pālus
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Latin:
firmāmentum
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Māori:
tauteka
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Khiamniungan Naga:
thīng
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Occitan:
supòrt
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Occitan:
pièja
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Persian:
تکیهگاه
(tekye-gâh)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Persian:
پایه
(pâye)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Persian:
پادیر
(pâdir)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Polish:
podpora
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Polish:
podpórka
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Polish:
oparcie
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Polish:
podstawka
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Polish:
stojak
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Polish:
ostoja
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Portuguese:
escora
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Portuguese:
apoio
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Portuguese:
amparo
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Russian:
подста́вка
(podstávka)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Russian:
опо́ра
(opóra)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Sanskrit:
धर्त्र
(dhartra)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Spanish:
apoyo
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Spanish:
puntal
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Spanish:
sostén
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Spanish:
apeo
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Spanish:
paral
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Spanish:
estribadero
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Spanish:
empenta
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Spanish:
tornapunta
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Swahili:
nguzo
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Swedish:
stöd
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Swedish:
stötta
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Tamil:
முட்டுக்கால்
(muṭṭukkāl)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Telugu:
ఊత
(ūta)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Ottoman Turkish:
دیرك
(direk)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Ottoman Turkish:
دستك
(destek)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Ottoman Turkish:
پاینده
(payende, payanda)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Ukrainian:
підпора
(pidpora)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Ukrainian:
опора
(opora)
— object placed against or under another, to support it
Afrikaans:
stut
— rugby: player next to the hooker in a scrum
Catalan:
pilar
— rugby: player next to the hooker in a scrum
Czech:
pilíř
— rugby: player next to the hooker in a scrum
French:
pillier
— rugby: player next to the hooker in a scrum
Galician:
pear
— rugby: player next to the hooker in a scrum
Italian:
pilone
— rugby: player next to the hooker in a scrum
Māori:
pou
— rugby: player next to the hooker in a scrum
Occitan:
pilar
— rugby: player next to the hooker in a scrum
Occitan:
pilon
— rugby: player next to the hooker in a scrum
Spanish:
pilar
— rugby: player next to the hooker in a scrum
Welsh:
prop
— rugby: player next to the hooker in a scrum
Bulgarian:
реквизит
(rekvizit)
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Catalan:
utillatge
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Czech:
rekvizita
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Dutch:
rekwisiet
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Esperanto:
rekvizito
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Finnish:
rekvisiitta
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Finnish:
proppi
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
French:
accessoire
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
German:
Requisit
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
German:
Ausstattung
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
German:
Accessoire
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
German:
Requisite
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Hungarian:
kellék
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Irish:
prapa
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Italian:
oggetto di scena
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Japanese:
持ち道具
(mochidōgu)
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Norwegian Bokmål:
rekvisitt
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Polish:
rekwizyt
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Portuguese:
acessório
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Portuguese:
objeto de cena
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Russian:
реквизит
(rekvizit)
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Spanish:
atrezzo
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Spanish:
utilería
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Spanish:
atrezo
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Spanish:
aplique
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Swedish:
rekvisita
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Turkish:
aksesuar
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Welsh:
prop
— item placed on a stage to create a scene
Czech:
vrtule
— propeller of an aircraft
Finnish:
potkuri
— propeller of an aircraft
German:
Propeller
— propeller of an aircraft
Spanish:
hélice
— propeller of an aircraft
Ukrainian:
пропелер
(propeler)
— propeller of an aircraft
