prop

Definition

An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.

Etymology

From Middle English proppe (“a prop, support, support for a vine or plant”), from Middle Dutch proppe (“support, support for a vine, stopper for a bottle”). Compare Middle Low German proppe (“plug, stopper”), German Pfropfen (“plug”), Danish prop (“plug, stopper”).

Example Sentences

• "They stuck a block of wood under it as a prop."