n.

1. An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support.
2. One that serves as a means of support or assistance.

tr.v., propped, prop·ping, props.

To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.

[Middle English proppe, probably from Middle Dutch.]

prop² (prŏp)
n.

A theatrical property.

prop³ (prŏp)
n. Informal.

A propeller.

noun

A means or device that keeps something erect, stable, or secure: brace, buttress, crutch, shore, stay², support, underpinning. See support/oppose.

verb

To keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficulty: bolster, buoy (up), support, sustain, uphold. See help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: hold up or lean against
Antonyms: drop, fall

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n

A device inserted between the jaws to maintain an open position of the mandible.

A post or shore.

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IN BRIEF: To support or hold up. Also: To give encouragement.

Try to prop up the tent with the branch from the tree.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - støttebjælke
v. tr. - afstive, understøtte
v. intr. - standse pludseligt og stemme fødderne mod jorden

idioms:

• prop up    understøtte
• prop word    støtteord

2.
n. - rekvisit

3.
n. - propel

Nederlands (Dutch)
stut, propeller, eigendom, steunen, rekwisiet

Français (French)
1.
n. - hélice, (Constr, Tech) étai, soutien, (Théât) accessoire, accessoire de théâtre, (Sport) pilier, (Hort) tuteur, rame (pour récolte)
v. tr. - étayer, soutenir, appuyer qch contre, échalasser (la vigne), mettre un tuteur à
v. intr. - se cabrer (cheval)

idioms:

• prop up    appuyer, étayer, (fig) soutenir
• prop word    (Ling) mot auxiliaire

2.
n. - (Théât) accessoire

3.
n. - (Aviat) hélice

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Stütze
v. - stützen

idioms:

• prop up    stützen
• prop word    unterstützendes Nomen od. Pronomen

2.
n. - Requisit

3.
n. - Propeller

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (υπο)στήριγμα, στυλοβάτης, υποστύλωμα, σκηνικό στοιχείο
v. - (υπο)στηρίζω, (υπο)στυλώνω
abbr. - σκηνικό στοιχείο, (καθομ.) έλικας/προπέλα αεροπλάνου

idioms:

• prop up    στυλώνω, (υπο)στηρίζω
• prop word    (γραμμ.) η λέξη 'one' όταν χρησιμοποιείται για αποφυγή επανάληψης

Italiano (Italian)
sostegno, arredo scenico, elica

idioms:

• prop up    sorreggere
• prop word    pronome

Português (Portuguese)
n. - estaca (f), apoio (m), adereço (m)
v. - apoiar, amparar, escorar
abbr. - propriedade, proprietário, proposição, hélice

idioms:

• prop up    apoiar, sustentar
• prop word    palavra de apoio

Русский (Russian)
стойка, подпорка, поддерживать, подпирать, бутафор

idioms:

• prop up    опереться
• prop word    опорное слово

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - puntal, sostén, apoyo, hélice
v. tr. - apuntalar, sostener, apoyar
v. intr. - detenimiento brusco de un animal poniendo rígidas las patas delanteras

idioms:

• prop up    apuntalar, apoyar, mantener
• prop word    la palabra uno o unos, cuando se usa en lugar de sustantivo

2.
n. - propiedad del teatro

3.
n. - hélice

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stöd, stötta, krycka, påkar (ben)
v. - stötta, palla upp, luta
abbr. - propeller, proper, proposition

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 支柱, 支持者, 支撑物, 后盾, 支撑, 维持

idioms:

• prop up    支撑, 支持

2. 道具

3. 螺旋桨, 推进器

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 支柱, 支持者, 支撐物, 後盾
v. tr. - 支撐, 維持

idioms:

• prop up    支撐, 支援

2.
n. - 道具

3.
n. - 螺旋槳, 推進器

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 지주, 버팀목
v. tr. - 버티다
v. intr. - (말 따위가 앞발을 버티고) 딱 서다

idioms:

• prop up    ~에버팀목을 대다

2.
n. - 주먹

3.
n. - 추진기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 支柱, 突っ張り, 支持者, 後援者, 財産, 小道具, 推進器, 推進物, 企業
v. - 支える, 支柱を施す

idioms:

• prop up    助ける, 支える, 支持する
• prop word    支柱語

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دعامه, عمود, أثاث وغيره من الممتلكات التي تستعمل في تصوير الأفلام (فعل) يدعم, يسند (اختصار) مختصر : صاحب المحل, الملك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משענת, סמוכה, עמוד, אדם תומך או מעודד‬
v. tr. - ‮השעין, תמך‬
v. intr. - ‮עצר מלכת (סוס)‬
n. - ‮אביזר תפאורה להצגה או להסרטה (מדוברת)‬
n. - ‮מדחף‬

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Bottle Prop	prop guard boats