prop

Definition

  • noun: something that 'props' or sustains
  • verb: to support (something) by placing it against something else or by placing something under it
  • verb: to support by placing something under or against
  • often used with 'up'
  • synonyms: propeller, maintain, support

Examples

  • He used his inheritance money as a 'prop' to start his own business.

  • The only stage 'props' were a hanging lightbulb and a wooden chair.

  • The performers used different 'props' in their comedy routine.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) ...to fake my death. Copper drains my powers! You're weakness is copper? Once your death ray hit. I never felt so alive. So I borrowed a prop from a nearby nursing school. Metro Man was finally dead. And Music Man was born. Music man? That way I can keep my logo. (..)
    2010 Megamind