prop
noun
[ prɒp ]
• a pole or beam used as a temporary support or to keep something in position.
• "he looked around for a prop to pin the door open"
Similar:
pole,
post,
beam,
support,
upright,
brace,
buttress,
stay,
shaft,
strut,
stanchion,
shore,
pier,
vertical,
pillar,
pile,
piling,
bolster,
truss,
column,
rod,
stick,
point d'appui,
sprag,
• a forward at either end of the front row of a scrum.
• a sudden stop made by a horse moving at speed.
prop
verb
• support or keep in position.
• "she propped her chin in the palm of her right hand"
Similar:
hold up,
shore up,
bolster up,
buttress,
support,
brace,
underpin,
reinforce,
strengthen,
underprop,
• (of a horse) come to a dead stop with the forelegs rigid.
Origin:
late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch proppe ‘support (for vines)’.
prop
noun
• a portable object other than furniture or costumes used on the set of a play or film.
Origin:
mid 19th century: abbreviation of property.
prop
noun
• an aircraft propeller.
Origin:
early 20th century: abbreviation.
prop.
abbreviation
• proposition.
• proprietor.
