"props" in the noun sense
1. prop
a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
"I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem"
2. property, prop
any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
"before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
3. airplane propeller, airscrew, prop
a propeller that rotates to push against air
"props" in the verb sense
1. prop up, prop, shore up, shore
support by placing against something solid or rigid
"shore and buttress an old building"
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