prop

prop
1. noun
(support, lit. or fig.) Stütze, die; (Mining) Strebe, die
2. transitive verb,
-pp-
1) (support) stützen

the ladder was propped against the house — die Leiter war gegen das Haus gelehnt

2) (fig.) see academic.ru/90511/prop_up">prop up 2)
Phrasal Verbs:
- prop up
* * *
I 1. [prop] noun
(a support: The ceiling was held up with wooden props.) die Stütze
2. verb
(to lean (something) against something else: He propped his bicycle against the wall.) stützen
- prop up
II see property
* * *
prop1
n abbrev of proprietor (owner) Inhaber(in) m(f)
prop2
n AVIAT abbrev of propeller Propeller m
prop3
n AM POL abbrev of proposition [Gesetzes]vorlage f
prop4
[prɒp, AM prɑ:p]
n usu pl
1. (for play, film) Requisite f
2. (theatre worker)
P\props pl Requisiteur(in) m(f)
prop5
[prɒp, AM prɑ:p]
I. n
1. (support) Stütze f; (fig) Halt m
2. SPORT (rugby forward) Rugbyspieler, der am äußeren Ende der ersten Reihe zum Einsatz kommt
II. vt
<-pp->
to \prop sth against sth etw gegen etw akk lehnen
to \prop sth on sth etw auf etw akk stützen
to \prop sth open etw offen halten
* * *
I [prɒp]
1. n (lit)
Stütze f; (fig also) Halt m
2. vt

to prop the door open — die Tür offen halten

to prop oneself/sth against sth — sich/etw gegen etw lehnen

See:
II
n
(inf: propeller) Propeller m

prop shaft = propeller shaft propeller

III
n (THEAT inf)
See:
= property
IV abbr See: of proprietor
* * *
prop1 [prɒp; US prɑp]
A s
1. Stütze f (auch SCHIFF), (Stütz)Pfahl m
2. fig Stütze f, Halt m:
be a prop to sb jemandem eine Stütze sein;
prop word LING Stützwort n
3. ARCH, TECH Stempel m, Stützbalken m, Strebe f
4. TECH Drehpunkt m (eines Hebels)
B v/t
1. stützen
2. auch prop up
a) (ab)stützen, TECH auch absteifen, verstreben, AUTO aufbocken,
b) sich, etwas lehnen (against gegen),
c) fig eine Währung etc stützen
prop2 [prɒp; US prɑp] s THEAT Requisit n
prop3 [prɒp; US prɑp] s FLUG umg Propeller m:
prop plane Propellermaschine f; propjet
* * *
1. noun
(support, lit. or fig.) Stütze, die; (Mining) Strebe, die
2. transitive verb,
-pp-
1) (support) stützen

the ladder was propped against the house — die Leiter war gegen das Haus gelehnt

2) (fig.) see prop up 2)
Phrasal Verbs:
* * *
n.
Stütze -n f.

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