Synonyms for prop
prɒpprop

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1. prop

   Support and sustain alike signify to hold up or keep up, to prevent from falling or sinking; but sustain has a special sense of continuous exertion or of great strength continuously exerted, as when we speak of sustained endeavor or a sustained note; a flower is supported by the stem or a temple-roof by arches; the foundations of a great building sustain an enormous pressure; to sustain life implies a greater exigency and need than to support life; to say one is sustained under affliction is to say more both of the severity of the trial and the completeness of the upholding than if we say he is supported. To bear is the most general word, denoting all holding up or keeping up of any object, whether in rest or motion; in the derived senses it refers to something that is a tax upon strength or endurance; as, to bear a strain; to bear pain or grief. To maintain is to keep in a state or condition, especially in an excellent and desirable condition; as, to maintain health or reputation; to maintain one's position; to maintain a cause or proposition is to hold it against opposition or difficulty. To support may be partial, to maintain is complete; maintain is a word of more dignity than support; a man supports his family; a state maintains an army or navy. To prop is always partial, signifying to add support to something that is insecure. Compare ABET; ENDURE; KEEP.

   Synonyms:
   bear, carry, cherish, hold up, keep, keep up, maintain, support, sustain, uphold

   Antonyms:
   abandon, betray, break down, cast down, demolish, desert, destroy, drop, let go, overthrow, throw down, wreck

   Preposition:
   The roof is supported by, on, or upon pillars; the family was supported on or upon a pittance, or by charity.

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1. propnoun

   Synonyms:
   support, stay, buttress, shore, strut, pin

   Antonyms:
   superstructure, superincumbency, top-weight, gravitation, extirpation, subverter, destroyer

2. propverb

   Synonyms:
   sustain, support, stay, maintain

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. propnoun

   a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling

   Synonyms:
   airscrew, property, airplane propeller

2. property, propnoun

   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:
   attribute, airplane propeller, belongings, property, holding, dimension, airscrew, place

3. airplane propeller, airscrew, propverb

   a propeller that rotates to push against air

   Synonyms:
   airscrew, property, airplane propeller

4. prop up, prop, shore up, shoreverb

   support by placing against something solid or rigid

   "shore and buttress an old building"

   Synonyms:
   set ashore, shore, shore up, land, prop up

Matched Categories

1. • Object
   • Support

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1. propverb

   Synonyms:
   support, sustain, uphold, hold up, shore up

2. propnoun

   Synonyms:
   support, stay, brace, FULCRUM

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1. propnoun

   Synonyms:
   buttress, stay, support, brace, fulcrum, shore, stanchion

2. propverb

   Synonyms:
   buttress, brace, stay, support, sustain, shore up

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "prop":

   propeller, helix, accessory, ancillary

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How to use prop in a sentence?

1. Mamie Mitchell:

   We had two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun, we need help immediately, we were rehearsing and it went off, and I ran out, we all ran out.

2. Tony West:

   Across the state, drivers and couriers have said they are happy with Prop 22, which affords them new benefits while preserving the unique flexibility of app-based work.

3. Managing Director Robert Brumley:

   There are many reports of people defeating energy-saving devices in buildings because they want fresh air and prop doors open. the inhabitants of cities are not just interchangeable individuals that can be dropped into experimental settings; they are diverse communities with varied cultures, expectations and behavioral patterns which grow up over time.

4. Scott Fullman:

   People are also maybe hoping that there's going to be something said that will help prop the stock up.

5. Bob Menendez:

   It sends Maduro a message, as well as Russia and China that are helping to prop up Maduro.