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How to pronounce prop in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms airplane propeller, airscrew
Type of propeller, propellor
Type Words
Synonyms property
Type of physical object, object
Has types custard pie


before every scene he ran down his checklist of props.
Type Words
Synonyms prop up, shore, shore up
Type of hold, hold up, support, sustain
Has types bolster
Type Words
Type of support
Has types sprag, pitprop

Examples of prop

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Matt Stevens has an ankle problem but England have not called for an extra prop.
From the guardian.co.uk
At one point a dancer offered her leg as a prop for a quick round of air guitar.
From the economist.com
Turn the oven off and leave the door ajar, or prop it open using a wooden spoon.
From the dailymail.co.uk
What about Penrith, Queensland and Australian prop Petero Civoniceva, who is 35?
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
Craig Bellamy wants another centre and prop and has until Thursday to sign them.
From the dailytelegraph.com.au
Brumbies prop Jerry Yanuyanutawa says he is not looking too far into the future.
From the canberratimes.com.au
The Brumbies'Fijian-born prop Jerry Yanuyanutawa tries a flick pass at training.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Tom Learoyd why can't you get your other prop mates to run like a freight train.
From the canberratimes.com.au
It was prop Salesi Ma'afu who challenged his teammates to dive into the unknown.
From the canberratimes.com.au
More examples
  • A support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
  • Prop up: support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"
  • Property: any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
  • Airplane propeller: a propeller that rotates to push against air
  • (props) proper respect; "I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem"
  • Prop- is a chemical prefix. It was extracted from "propionic acid". It serves as the number 3 when counting axial atoms in forming names of organic compounds.
  • In category theory, a PRO is a strict monoidal category whose objects are the natural numbers (incl. zero), and whose tensor product is given on objects by the addition on numbers.
  • A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15. Depending upon the competition, there may be up to eight replacements.
  • An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports; The player who is next to the hooker in a scrum; Any object that is thrown and caught; To support or shore up something