prop

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search
See also prop-

Contents

English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

Akin to German Pfropfen and Danish proppe, compare Latin propago (“layer of a plant”)

EB1911 - Volume 01 - Page 001 - 1.svg This entry lacks etymological information. If you are familiar with the origin of this term, please add it to the page as described here.
Particularly: “Also, is the rugby sense from this etymology, from the other, or from a third?”

Noun [edit]

prop (plural props)

  1. An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
    They stuck a block of wood under it as a prop.
  2. (rugby) The player who is next to the hooker in a scrum.
  3. One of the seashells in the game of props.
Translations [edit]
object placed against or under another, to support it
rugby: player next to the hooker in a scrum

Verb [edit]

prop (third-person singular simple present props, present participle propping, simple past and past participle propped)

  1. (transitive) To support or shore up something.
    Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing.
Translations [edit]
support

Etymology 2 [edit]

Abbreviation of property.

Noun [edit]

prop (plural props)

  1. (theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform. Contraction of "property".
    They used the trophy as a prop in the movie.
Usage notes [edit]
  • In stagecraft, usually the term prop is reserved for an object with which an actor or performer interacts (e.g., a glass, a book, or a weapon). Larger items adding to the scene, (e.g. chairs) are considered part of the set.
  • Props are often non-functional. A prop that is required to function is a "practical" prop.
Translations [edit]
item placed on a stage to create a scene

Etymology 3 [edit]

Abbreviation of propeller.

Noun [edit]

prop (plural props)

  1. The propeller of an aircraft.
Translations [edit]
The propeller of an aircraft

Etymology 4 [edit]

Abbreviation of proposition.

Noun [edit]

prop (plural props)

  1. A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.
Derived terms [edit]

Dutch [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

prop f, m (plural proppen, diminutive propje)

  1. swab, plug made of paper or cloth

Verb [edit]

prop

  1. first-person singular present indicative of proppen
  2. imperative of proppen
Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=prop&oldid=20470229"