PROP

(noun) a propeller that rotates to push against air
synonyms : airplane propeller , airscrew
“Get the prop started”, the man yelled to the helicopter pilot. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
A pile of books served as a prop under the table. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
"before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
synonyms : property
Just before the play began it was discovered that some of the props had gone missing. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) support by placing against something solid or rigid
"shore and buttress an old building"
synonyms : prop up , shore , shore up
The nurse came in to prop up Susan using some pillows. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for prop

(Tag: ) in boogy woogy you have to dance with a prop.
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(Tag: ) p+rop—a ROPe is tied to give SUPPORT to tent
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(Tag: biology) the supporting aerial roots hanging on a banyan tree are called prop roots.
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