prop
/pɹɒp/
Dictionary
noun
- An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
"They stuck a block of wood under it as a prop."
- The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.
- One of the seashells in the game of props.
verb
- (sometimes figurative) To support or shore up something.
"Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing."
- To play rugby in the prop position
- (usually with "up" - see prop up) To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.
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