prop

  • 41prop up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms prop up : present tense I/you/we/they prop up he/she/it props up present participle propping up past tense propped up past participle propped up 1) to stop something from falling by putting something under it… …

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  • 42prop — [prɒp] verb [T] I to hold something in position by putting an object under or against it, or by leaning it against an object I noticed a red bicycle propped against the wall.[/ex] Prop the door open behind you so we don t get locked out.[/ex] •… …

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  • 43prop up — 1) PHRASAL VERB To prop up something means to support it or help it to survive. [V P n (not pron)] Investments in the U.S. money market have propped up the American dollar... [V n P] On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, aggressive buying propped the… …

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  • 44prop — 1. noun 1) the roof is held up by props Syn: pole, post, support, upright, brace, buttress, stay, strut, stanchion, shore, pier, pillar, pile, piling, bolster, truss, column 2) …

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  • 45prop — 1. noun 1) the roof is held up by props Syn: pole, post, support, upright, brace, buttress, stay, strut 2) a prop for the economy Syn: mainstay, pillar, anchor …

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  • 46prop — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a rigid support, esp. one not an integral part of the thing supported. 2 a person who supplies support, assistance, comfort, etc. 3 Rugby Football a forward at either end of the front row of a scrum. 4 esp. Austral. a horse s… …

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  • 47Prop-2-en-1-ol — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Allylalkohol Andere Namen Acrylalkohol Acryloxidhydrat 2 Propen 1 ol Vinylcarbinol Prop 2 en …

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  • 48prop up — verb To support with, or as if with, a prop …

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  • 49Prop — Recorded in many forms including Prop, Proop, Proops, Proffer, Proffor, Proper, Propper, Proppers, Priver, and Prover, this is probably a Welsh surname, or at least it may owe something to a Welsh ancestry. Surnames which are quite rare, which… …

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  • 50prop — verb Prop is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chin …

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