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prop
has definitions from the field of theater
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[ noun ] a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)The comfort was short-lived , yet she found herself returning to the assurance whenever her imagination forced images on her too awful to contemplate without the prop of illusion . |
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[ verb ] support by placing against something solid or rigid
Examples "shore and buttress an old building" Used in print (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)He left a note propped on the desk asking her to call him sometime today , and drove home . |
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[ noun ] (theater) any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
Synonyms Examples "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a propeller that rotates to push against air
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