Prop

/pɹɒp/

Synonyms for "prop" (195 found)

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Noun(9 words)

propertyairplane propellerairscrew beam bolstering bolsters brace braces brackets

advocate aeroplaneafford supportairplane airscrew alpenstock armathletic supporterbackback upbackbone backing bandeau base bearbear outbear upbearerbeef upblackface

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bolsterbolster upbra bracebrace upbracer bracket brassierebuoy upbuttress

Strong matches (59)

Noun(10 words)

buttresses buttressing crib crutches equip furnish kickstand kickstands mainstaysmystery specimen

cane carrier carrycase hardencervixclown whitecolumn confirm corset costume cradle crook crutch cushion driver fan finance fortifyfoundation garmentfulcrum

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fund gird girdlegive supportgreasepaint guy guywire harden holdhold upimpeller invigorate jock jockstrap keepkeep afloatkeep upleanlend supportmainstay maintain maintainer makeup mast neck nerve

Verb(1 words)

cribbed

Determiner(1 words)

more support

Adjective(1 words)

movable

Related words (97)

paddle wheelparts pillar pillow piston postpractical pieceprop uppropellant propeller property propulsor refresh reinforce reinforcement reinforcer reinvigorate restresting placerestrengthen

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rigging rotor screwscrew propellershoreshore upshoulder shroud spine sprit stabilize staff standstanding riggingstave stay steel stick stiffen stiffener strengthen strengthener subsidize subvention subventionize support supporter sustain sustainer tempertheatrical makeuptoughen truss turbinetwin screwsunderbrace undergird underlie underpin underpinning underset upbear uphold upholder upkeep upright verticalwalking stickwheel

Noun(22 words)

pogypropped uppropping providescene itemshore upshores shoring shtiks slapstickstage itemstays stilt struts supportsupport blocksupporting elementsupporting resultsupportstheatrical object

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timbers wedges

Verb(6 words)

prop upprovide supportshoreshore upsupported underpins

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More general

11 entries

equip furnish holdhold upobjectphysical objectpropeller propellor support sustain

More specific

11 entries

beam bracefurniture prophand propminiature propprop weaponset propshimstage propstilt wedge

Collocations

11 entries

furniture prophand propprop againstprop masterprop openprop roomprop tableprop the doorprop upset propstage prop

Inflections

3 entries

propped propping props

Derivations

6 entries

prop masterprop roomprop shoppropped propping props

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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He fetched a few cushions to prop up her head.

Source: tatoeba (302002)

Proppants, such as sand, are added to the water to prop open the newly created cracks.

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Could you prop up this mirror against that wall for me?

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You take my house when you do take the prop, that doth sustain my house; you take my life, when you do take the means whereby I live.

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