prop

Signification (English)

Noun

1. An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
2. The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.
3. Any of the seashells in the game of props.

Verb

1. To support or shore up something.
2. To play rugby in the prop position.
3. To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.

Verb

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.

Concepts

appui

soutenir

soutien

appuyer

support

accessoire

étai

étayer

béquille

poteau

pilier

étançonner

égaliser

renforcer

accoter

caler

pillier

attache

buter

cale

colonne

hélice

patrimoine

pivot

propriété

ramer

rive

🏦

supporter

tuteur

accorer

accessoires

accessoiriste

Synonyms

support

stay

brace

strut

pillar

prop up

rest

uphold

buttress

hold up

post

lean

sustain

shore

stanchion

propeller

back

🔙

pedestal

airscrew

abutment

bolster

backing

underpin

bearing

second

2nd

crutch

🩼

reinforce

espouse

property

mainstay

carry

easel

stake

help

bar

column

stand

leg

🦵

stand by

level

base

basis

maintain

mast

beam

bear

🐻

subvention

countenance

bearer

thrust

pier

underlay

pole

standard

airplane propeller

footing

boost

assist

assistance

bracket

supporting block

sponsor

hold

shore up

aid

standby

stand up for

stays

stick

stilt

stylobate

subsidise

subsidize

subsidy

supporter

supporters

tie rod

topmast

trellis

truss

undergird

underwrite

head rest

stick by

walking-stick

temporary post

reinforcement

foundation post

give assistance to

9

anything upon which one leans

place of repose

supporting pillar

subvent

brace strut

support stand

buckstay

prop stay

support pillar

lug support

supporting column

iack

supporting seat

support abutment

stand leg

supporting strut

strut rod

prop mainstay

support leg

support post

post column

adhere

advocates

allowance

assert

backstay

bear out

befriend

benefit

brace up

bracing

branch

buttressing

cleat

comfort

console

contend

contribution

counterpoise

defence

dependence

endorse

engine

foothold

footstep

foundation

foundation pillar

fulcrum

gadget

gadgetry

hand

✋

indorse

keep up

kickstand

lean-to

lever

mainmast

modillion

motor

patronage

patronize

pieces

pilar

predicate

press

properties

protection

purchase

🛍️

push

put

pylon

rack

ramus

refuge

rely on

reward

screw

screw propeller

shaft

shelter

shoring

spar

sprag

stabilizer

staff

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pɹɒp/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from moyen anglais: proppe

Cognate with moyen néerlandais: proppe

Cognate with Middle Low German: proppe

Cognate with allemand: Pfropfen

Cognate with danois: prop

In summary

From Middle English proppe (“a prop, support, support for a vine or plant”), from Middle Dutch proppe (“support, support for a vine, stopper for a bottle”). Compare Middle Low German proppe (“plug, stopper”), German Pfropfen (“plug”), Danish prop (“plug, stopper”).