Synonyms of the word prop


PROPAIRSCREW - HOLD - OBJECT - PROPELLER - PROPELLOR - PROPERTY - SHORE - SUPPORT - SUSTAIN

prop

  • n. An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
  • n. (rugby) The player who is next to the hooker in a scrum.
  • n. One of the seashells in the game of props.
  • v. (transitive) To support or shore up something.
  • v. (transitive, usually with "up") To position the feet while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the…
  • n. (theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.
  • n. Similarly, an item placed within an advertisement in order to suggest a style of living etc.
  • n. The propeller of an aircraft.
  • v. To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously…
  • n. A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.

airscrew

  • n. The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
  • n. Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air.

hold

  • adj. (obsolete) Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.
  • v. (transitive) To grasp or grip.
  • v. (transitive) To contain or store.
  • v. (heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.
  • v. (heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
  • v. (tennis, transitive, intransitive) To win one's own service game.
  • v. To take place, to occur.
  • v. To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
  • v. (archaic) To derive right or title.
  • n. A grasp or grip.
  • n. A place where animals are held for safety.
  • n. An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
  • n. Something reserved or kept.
  • n. Power over someone or something.
  • n. The ability to persist.
  • n. The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
  • n. (wrestling) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
  • n. (exercise (sport)) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time.
  • n. (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
  • n. (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
  • n. (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
  • n. The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
  • n. A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
  • n. (video games, dated) A pause facility.
  • n. The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when…
  • n. (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft, (often cargo hold).

object

  • n. A thing that has physical existence.
  • n. Objective; the goal, end or purpose of something.
  • n. (grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase.…
  • n. A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
  • n. (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
  • n. (category theory) An element within a category upon which functions operate. Thus, a category consists…
  • n. (obsolete) Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
  • v. (intransitive) To disagree with something or someone; especially in a Court of Law, to raise an objection.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach;…
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.

propeller

  • n. One who, or that which, propels.
  • n. A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially…
  • n. A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.

propellor

  • n. (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of propeller.

property

  • n. Something that is owned.
  • n. A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
  • n. Real estate; the business of selling houses.
  • n. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.
  • n. An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
  • n. An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
  • n. (computing) An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class, or…
  • n. (usually in the plural, theater) A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.
  • n. (obsolete) Propriety; correctness.
  • v. (obsolete) To invest with properties, or qualities.
  • v. (obsolete) To make a property of; to appropriate.

shore

  • n. Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
  • n. (from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port.
  • v. (obsolete) To set on shore.
  • n. A prop or strut supporting the weight or flooring above it.
  • v. (transitive, without up) To provide with support.
  • v. (usually with up) To reinforce (something at risk of failure).
  • v. simple past tense of shear.
  • n. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) A sewer.

support

  • n. Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.
  • n. Financial or other help.
  • n. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
  • n. (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure…
  • n. (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose…
  • n. Evidence.
  • n. (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
  • n. (gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
  • v. (transitive) To keep from falling.
  • v. (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
  • v. (transitive) To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
  • v. (transitive) To help, particularly financially.
  • v. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
  • v. (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
  • v. (transitive) To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories,…
  • v. (transitive) To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.
  • v. (archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
  • v. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.

sustain

  • n. (music) A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.
  • v. (transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
  • v. (transitive) To provide for or nourish.
  • v. (transitive) To encourage (something).
  • v. (transitive) To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
  • v. (transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate.
  • v. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
  • v. To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.

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