prop

[ UK /pɹˈɒp/ ]
[ US /ˈpɹɑp/ ]
NOUN
  1. a propeller that rotates to push against air
  2. a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
  3. any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
    before every scene he ran down his checklist of props
VERB
  1. support by placing against something solid or rigid
    shore and buttress an old building
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How To Use prop In A Sentence

  • Richardson, are proprietors of shows, and the berouged, bedraggled creatures who exhibit on the platform outside for their living. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843
  • Unless contraindicated, prophylaxis with a gastrointestinal motility stimulant laxative and a stool softener is appropriate in terminally ill patients who are being given opioids.
  • Shake them to bits and you are destroying more than property. Times, Sunday Times
  • The tax assessor determined that the property was subject to taxation based on its infrequent use for religious purposes. Christianity Today
  • This proposed procurement is a continuation of an existing contractual agreement for the developed prototype NASA Student Ambassadors Virtual Community (NSAVC) web site. ... Curious Virtual Community Procurement - NASA Watch
  • Sudden sniffing death is particularly associated with abuse of butane, propane and chemicals in aerosols.
  • Depending on the size of your pippy bag, the proportions will be all wrong, and it will look a bit like a three-dimensional stick person with a huge bloated hydrocephalic head, but don't worry about that. Hooting Yard
  • The term "strategic" came up again earlier this year, when Ontario's provincial government set up a committee to debate a proposed merger between London Stock Exchange Group PLC and TMX Group Inc., operator of Canada's flagship Toronto Stock Exchange. Canada Turns Wary Eye to Foreign Bids
  • It was then allowed to recover on the stringer in deeper water before being returned alive to grow on to even larger proportions.
  • Pay particular attention to zoning in each of the alternatives proposed for your area.
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