prop
Definitions
- An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.
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Abbreviation of propylthiouracil. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
- The propeller of an aircraft or boat.
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A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot. US
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Clipping of propellant (“rocket fuel”). abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
- Clipping of proposition player.
- A part of a plant reared for its multiplication.
- Testosterone propionate.
- A blow; the act of striking someone.
- pillar, pier, mainstay
- The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.
- An item placed within an advertisement in order to suggest a style of living etc.
- A scarf pin.
- prop (the player who is next to the hooker in a scrum)
- Any of the seashells in the game of props.
- to pound
Equivalents
Examples
“They stuck a block⟳ of wood under it as a prop.”
“They used the trophy as a prop in the movie.”
“You can use⟳ props in a literal way to enhance the story, such as shooting a woodworker amidst woodworking tools.”
“John Aubrey Douglass, a senior research⟳ fellow at the Center for Studies in Higher Education at Berkeley, said that while he was not an insider on admissions practices, “my sense⟳ is that admissions is highly regulated and careful to stay⟳ clear of Prop 209 restrictions, and the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action.””
““Watch⟳ how totally dishonest the California Prop vote⟳ is!” Trump fumed on Truth Social over the weekend.”
“There was some good counter hits, and then Foster received a prop on the nose which drew the claret.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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