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单词 prop
释义 prop
prop1
 /prop/,  v.  , propped, propping,  n.  
  v.t.  
  1. to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often fol. by up): to prop an old fence; to prop up an unpopular government.
  2. to rest (a thing) against a support: He propped his cane against the wall.
  3. to support or sustain (often fol. by up).
  n.  
  4. a stick, rod, pole, beam, or other rigid support.
  5. a person or thing serving as a support or stay: His father is his financial prop.
 [1400-50; late ME proppe (n.); c. MD proppe bottle stopper]
 Syn. 1. brace, buttress, bolster.
prop2
 —propless,  adj.  
 /prop/, n. Theat.
 property (def. 8).
 [1910-15; by shortening]
prop3
 /prop/,  n.  
 a propeller.
 [1910-15; by shortening]
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