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verb (used with object)
1.
to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often followed by up): to prop an old fence; to prop up an unpopular government.
2.
to rest (a thing) against a support: He propped his cane against the wall.
3.
to support or sustain (often followed by up).
noun
4.
a stick, rod, pole, beam, or other rigid support.
5.
a person or thing serving as a support or stay: His father is his financial prop.
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English proppe (noun); cognate with Middle Dutch proppe bottle stopper
1400–50; late Middle English proppe (noun); cognate with Middle Dutch proppe bottle stopper
Related forms
un·propped, adjective
Synonyms
1. brace, buttress, bolster.
1. brace, buttress, bolster.
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Origin:
1910–15; by shortening
1910–15; by shortening
Related forms
prop·less, adjective
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Word Origin & History
prop
"object used in a play," 1911, from props (1841), shortened form of properties (in theatrical use from early 15c.). Props as slang shortening for proper respects (or something similar) appeared c.1999.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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