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Definition of prop verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

prop

verb
 
/prɒp/
 
/prɑːp/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they prop
 
/prɒp/
 
/prɑːp/
he / she / it props
 
/prɒps/
 
/prɑːps/
past simple propped
 
/prɒpt/
 
/prɑːpt/
past participle propped
 
/prɒpt/
 
/prɑːpt/
-ing form propping
 
/ˈprɒpɪŋ/
 
/ˈprɑːpɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to support an object by leaning it against something, or putting something under it, etc.; to support a person in the same way
    • prop something/somebody/yourself (up) (against something) He propped his bike against the wall.
    • She propped herself up on one elbow.
    • He lay propped against the pillows.
    • prop something + adj. The door was propped open.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryProp is used with these nouns as the object:
    • chin
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    Word Originverb late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch proppe ‘support (for vines)’.
See prop in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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