Synonyms for prop
prɒpprop

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1. prop

   Support and sustain alike signify to hold up or keep up, to prevent from falling or sinking; but sustain has a special sense of continuous exertion or of great strength continuously exerted, as when we speak of sustained endeavor or a sustained note; a flower is supported by the stem or a temple-roof by arches; the foundations of a great building sustain an enormous pressure; to sustain life implies a greater exigency and need than to support life; to say one is sustained under affliction is to say more both of the severity of the trial and the completeness of the upholding than if we say he is supported. To bear is the most general word, denoting all holding up or keeping up of any object, whether in rest or motion; in the derived senses it refers to something that is a tax upon strength or endurance; as, to bear a strain; to bear pain or grief. To maintain is to keep in a state or condition, especially in an excellent and desirable condition; as, to maintain health or reputation; to maintain one's position; to maintain a cause or proposition is to hold it against opposition or difficulty. To support may be partial, to maintain is complete; maintain is a word of more dignity than support; a man supports his family; a state maintains an army or navy. To prop is always partial, signifying to add support to something that is insecure. Compare ABET; ENDURE; KEEP.

   Synonyms:
   bear, carry, cherish, hold up, keep, keep up, maintain, support, sustain, uphold

   Antonyms:
   abandon, betray, break down, cast down, demolish, desert, destroy, drop, let go, overthrow, throw down, wreck

   Preposition:
   The roof is supported by, on, or upon pillars; the family was supported on or upon a pittance, or by charity.

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1. propnoun

   Synonyms:
   support, stay, buttress, shore, strut, pin

   Antonyms:
   superstructure, superincumbency, top-weight, gravitation, extirpation, subverter, destroyer

2. propverb

   Synonyms:
   sustain, support, stay, maintain

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. propnoun

   a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling

   Synonyms:
   airscrew, property, airplane propeller

2. property, propnoun

   any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie

   "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"

   Synonyms:
   attribute, airplane propeller, belongings, property, holding, dimension, airscrew, place

3. airplane propeller, airscrew, propverb

   a propeller that rotates to push against air

   Synonyms:
   airscrew, property, airplane propeller

4. prop up, prop, shore up, shoreverb

   support by placing against something solid or rigid

   "shore and buttress an old building"

   Synonyms:
   set ashore, shore, shore up, land, prop up

Matched Categories

1. • Object
   • Support

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1. propverb

   Synonyms:
   support, sustain, uphold, hold up, shore up

2. propnoun

   Synonyms:
   support, stay, brace, FULCRUM

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1. propnoun

   Synonyms:
   buttress, stay, support, brace, fulcrum, shore, stanchion

2. propverb

   Synonyms:
   buttress, brace, stay, support, sustain, shore up

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "prop":

   propeller, helix, accessory, ancillary

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1. Donald Trump:

   Shame on those who make up false stories of assault to try to get publicity for themselves, or sell a book, or carry out a political agenda -- like Julie Swetnick who falsely accused Justice Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, it's just as bad for people to believe it, particularly when there is zero evidence. Worse still for a dying publication to try to prop itself up by peddling fake news -- it's an epidemic.

2. Daniel Leo:

   We provide over 20 % of all professional rugby players in the world. We help prop up everybody's competitions, we don't have our own pathway at the moment. We don't have the audience, but we bring a huge amount of value to the party. There is no feast without the fire.

3. Eric Burkett:

   This is our forever home, Eric Burkett said, holding back tears as Eric Burkett six year old son Lochlen patted his arm. There's a master bathroom that is completely accessible. There are adaptive showers so that Eric Burkett can bathe Eric Burkett and self-lowering shelves in the state-of-the-art kitchen, so that now Eric Burkett can cook again for Eric Burkett family. The idea of getting up and moving around freely without thinking about logistics. Should I use a chair ? Should I use crutches ? All that's gone, Eric Burkett said. Pointing to the wall of Eric Burkett new home outside Pittsburgh, this Marine has a few reminders from Flag Day that Eric Burkett life changed on a training mission in Morocco. That is actually of one of the prop rotors of the V-22 that crashed. On the back of that, I don't know how many Marines signed that, Eric Burkett said. The foundation started by actor Gary Sinise, best known for Gary Sinise role as Lt. Dan in the 1994 movie Forrest Gump, is trying to build 10 to 12 homes per year for severely injured veterans and first responders. It will hand over the keys to its 50th smart home this August. Donations from Home Depot, JC Penny, GE, Benjamin Moore and the Semper Fi Fund among others made Home Depot possible. Fox News first told the Burketts' story in 2014 while The Burketts ' and The Burketts ' family were recovering at Walter Reed. The Burketts ' and The Burketts ' wife were raising their four children at the time in a set of tiny rooms at the hospital. They have since given birth to twins, Nolynn and Roawyn, who are now 18 months old. A master archer, Eric Burkett began competing as a Paralympian in an effort to begin to heal after the crash. I hate shooting from a wheelchair. A lot of guys don't mind it because you're a little bit lower, you don't have to worry about this instability of your legs.

4. Bob Menendez:

   It sends Maduro a message, as well as Russia and China that are helping to prop up Maduro.

5. Will Fischer:

   I don't think so, it's a political ploy to blow upon the embers of racism and nativism, and he is using the military again as a political prop to advance his own agenda.