prop

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine, masculine) a swab, plug made of paper, cloth, slime or some other suitable material
2. (feminine, masculine) a piece of paper or similar which has been crumpled into a ball-like shape, usually though not necessarily with the intent of throwing it away; a wad of paper
3. (feminine, in-compounds, masculine) an embolism

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of proppen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of proppen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of proppen:

Concepts

stopper

clod

plug

lump

chunk

gag

wad

obturator

seal

🦭

tampion

half-pint

boule

bowl

electric plug

gobbet

ball

hunk

Synonyms

bal

stop

stopmiddel

tap

klont

🅰️

kluit

plug

stekker

dot

klomp

muilkorf

Pronounced as (IPA)

/prɔp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch proppe. Further etymology unknown.