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Meaning
Noun
●
An
object
placed
against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
●
In Rugby:
The
player
on either
side
of the
hooker
in a scrum.
●
Any of the
seashells
in the game
of props.
●
In Film & Theater:
An
item
placed
on a
stage
or
set to
create a
scene
or
scenario
in which
actors
perform.
●
An
item
placed
within an
advertisement
in order to
suggest
a
style
of
living
etc.
●
The
propeller
of an aircraft.
●
A
proposition
, especially on an election-day ballot.
●
In Astronautics:
propellant (“rocket fuel”)
●
In Gambling:
Short for
proposition
player.
●
In Horticulture:
A part of a
plant
reared
for its multiplication.
●
In Bodybuilding & Steroids:
Testosterone propionate.
●
In Organic compounds:
Abbreviation of propylthiouracil.
Verb
●
To support or
shore up
something.
●
To
play
rugby
in the
prop
position.
●
To
position
the
feet
of (a person) while
sitting
,
lying down
, or
reclining
so that the
knees
are
elevated
at a higher level.
●
To
manually
start
the
engine
of a
propeller
-driven
aircraft
with no
electric
starter
by
pulling
vigorously
on one of the
propeller
blades
using the
hands
, so that the
propeller
can
catch
ignition.
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