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All 4 letters words made out of prop

prop rpop porp oprp ropp orpp prpo rppo ppro ppro rppo prpo popr oppr ppor ppor oppr popr ropp orpp rpop prop oprp porp

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word prop. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in prop.

Definitions and meaning of prop

prop

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹɒp/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹɑp/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /pɹɔp/
• Rhymes: -ɒp

Etymology 1

From Middle English proppe (“a prop, support, support for a vine or plant”), from Middle Dutch proppe (“support, support for a vine, stopper for a bottle”). Compare Middle Low German proppe (“plug, stopper”), German Pfropfen (“plug”), Danish prop (“plug, stopper”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Also, is the rugby sense from this etymology, from the other, or from a third?”)

Noun

prop (plural props)

1. An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.

2. (rugby) The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.
3. Any of the seashells in the game of props.

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Verb

prop (third-person singular simple present props, present participle propping, simple past and past participle propped)

1. (transitive, sometimes figurative) To support or shore up something.

2. (intransitive) To play rugby in the prop position.
3. (transitive, 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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Etymology 2

Clipping of property.

Noun

prop (plural props)

1. (theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.

2. An item placed within an advertisement in order to suggest a style of living etc.

Usage notes

• In stagecraft, usually the term prop is reserved for an object with which an actor or performer interacts, such as a glass, a book, or a weapon. Larger items adding to the scene, such as chairs, are considered part of the set.
• Props are often non-functional. A prop that is required to function is a "practical" prop, or simply a "practical".
  • When used like an adjective (prop sword, prop gun) the implication is that it is non-functional

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Etymology 3

Clipping of propeller.

Noun

prop (plural props)

1. The propeller of an aircraft or boat.

Derived terms

• propshaft
• propwash
• turboprop

Translations

Verb

prop (third-person singular simple present props, present participle propping, simple past and past participle propped)

1. To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition.

Derived terms

• propwash
• warm prop

Etymology 4

Clipping of proposition.

Noun

prop (plural props)

1. A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.

Etymology 5

Clipping of propellant.

Noun

prop (plural props)

1. (astronautics) propellant (“rocket fuel”)

Derived terms

• monoprop
• biprop

Etymology 6

Noun

prop (plural props)

1. (gambling, informal) Short for proposition player.

Etymology 7

Clipping of propagation.

Noun

prop (plural props)

1. (Internet slang) A part of a plant reared for its multiplication.

Related terms

• proplifting

Etymology 8

Clipping of testosterone propionate.

Noun

prop (uncountable)

1. (bodybuilding slang) Testosterone propionate.

   Synonym: test prop

Etymology 9

Noun

prop (plural props)

1. (obsolete, slang) A blow; the act of striking someone.

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

• Ropp

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan prop, from Latin prope.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈpɾɔp]

Adverb

prop

1. (especially after "a") near, nearby
2. (followed by "de") near to
3. (followed by "de") about, around, roughly

Derived terms

• apropar
• proper

Further reading

• “prop” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔp/
• Rhymes: -ɔp

Noun

prop f or m (plural proppen, diminutive propje n)

1. A swab, plug made of paper, cloth, slime or some other suitable material.
2. A piece of paper or similar which has been crumpled into a ball-like shape, usually though not necessarily with the intent of throwing it away. → A wad of paper. Usually used in the diminutive form propje. Often the material is assumed to be paper or unimportant, but it can be specified: propje papier (paper), propje plastic (plastic), propje huishoudfolie (household plastic foil), propje aluminiumfolie (aluminium foil), propje keukenpapier (kitchen paper), propje toiletpapier (toilet paper), propje gekleurd papier (coloured paper), propje crêpepapier (crepe paper) and so on.
3. An embolism. Often used in the diminutive form propje. The substance of the embolism can be indicated: bloedpropje (blood clot), vetpropje (fatty substance), cholesterolpropje (cholesterol). Note however that the last two terms are also used as derogatory words for someone who eats too much, especially fatty food.

Descendants

• → Indonesian: prop
• → Papiamentu: pròp

Verb

prop

1. inflection of proppen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɔp]
• Hyphenation: prop

Etymology 1

From Dutch prop.

Noun

prop (first-person possessive propku, second-person possessive propmu, third-person possessive propnya)

1. (colloquial) cork plug.

Etymology 2

From English prop (“property”), or a clipping of properti.

Noun

prop (first-person possessive propku, second-person possessive propmu, third-person possessive propnya)

1. (art) property, an item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.

Further reading

• “prop” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English prop.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, South Wales) IPA^(key): /prɔp/

Noun

prop

1. prop, support
2. (film, theater) prop
3. (rugby) prop

Derived terms

• prop pen rhydd (“loose-head prop”)
• prop pen tynn (“tight-head prop”)

Mutation

References

Source: wiktionary.org