1. prop - Noun
2. prop - Verb
A shell, used as a die. See Props.
To support, or prevent from falling, by placing something under or against; as, to prop up a fence or an old building; (Fig.) to sustain; to maintain; as, to prop a declining state.
That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a building.
Source: Webster's dictionaryProp.
"It is necessary to be given the prop that all elementary props are given." This is not necessary because it is even impossible. There is no such prop! That all elementary props are given is SHOWN by there being none having an elementary sense which is not given. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Having had a reputation for being sexy is a great prop to lean on now. Greta Scacchi
I told Warren if he mentions Prop. 13 one more time, he has to do 500 push-ups. Arnold Schwarzenegger
That man, I declare, is happy whom nothing makes less strong than he is; he keeps to the heights, leaning upon none but himself; for one who sustains himself by any prop may fall. Seneca
A lot of people would be embarrassed to admit that they were on 'Barney', but I embrace the fact. I just had such a wonderful time doing that show. I learned what a camera and prop is, and all that. I learned my manners too, so I guess that's a good thing! Selena Gomez
We'll support the government on issues if it's essential to the country but our primary responsibility is not to prop up the government, our responsibility is to provide an opposition and an alternative government for Parliament and for Canadians. Stephen Harper