prop
noun (SUPPORT) /prɒp/
/prɑːp/ Definition
› [C] an object that is used to support something by holding it up: I need some sort of a prop to keep the washing line up.figurative A lot of people use cigarettes as a sort of social prop (= to make them feel more confident).Physical supports and supportingArches, columns and beams › (also prop forward) a player in a rugby team who is large and strong, and who supports the scrumRugbyGeneral terms used in ball sports
(Definition of prop noun (SUPPORT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -bearing suffix
- bolster verb
- bookend noun
- bracket noun (SUPPORT)
- buoy verb (FLOAT)
- burden noun
- buttress noun
- joist noun
- lath noun
- pier noun (COLUMN)
- pile noun (COLUMN)
- pillar noun
- prop sth up phrasal verb
- prop verb
- rafter noun
- scaffold noun
- sinew noun
- stem noun (CENTRAL PART)
- stilt noun
- underpin verb
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