prop
verb/prɒp/
/prɑːp/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| 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/ |
- 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
Word Originverb late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch proppe ‘support (for vines)’.
Check pronunciation:
prop