The difference between Prop and Property
When used as nouns, prop means an object placed against or under another, to support it, whereas property means something that is owned.
When used as verbs, prop means to support or shore up something, whereas property means to invest with properties, or qualities.
check bellow for the other definitions of Prop and Property
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Prop as a noun:
An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
Examples:
"They stuck a block of wood under it as a prop."
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Prop as a noun (rugby):
The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.
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Prop as a noun:
One of the seashells in the game of props.
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Prop as a verb (transitive, sometimes, figurative):
To support or shore up something.
Examples:
"Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing."
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Prop as a verb (transitive, usually with "up"):
To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.
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Prop as a noun (theater, film):
An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.
Examples:
"They used the trophy as a prop in the movie."
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Prop as a noun:
An item placed within an advertisement in order to suggest a style of living etc.
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Prop as a noun:
The propeller of an aircraft.
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Prop as a verb:
To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition.
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Prop as a noun:
A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.
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Property as a noun:
Something that is owned.
Examples:
"Leave those books alone! They are my property."
"Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.)."
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Property as a noun:
A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
Examples:
"There is a large house on the property."
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Property as a noun:
Real estate; the business of selling houses.
Examples:
"He works in property as a housing consultant."
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Property as a noun:
The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.
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Property as a noun:
An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
Examples:
"Charm is his most endearing property."
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Property as a noun:
An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
Examples:
"Matter can have many properties, including color, mass and density."
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Property as a noun (computing):
An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class, or the value of such a parameter.
Examples:
"You need to set the debugging property to "verbose"."
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Property as a noun (usually, in the plural, theater):
A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.
Examples:
"Costumes and scenery are distinguished from property properly speaking."
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Property as a noun (obsolete):
Propriety; correctness.
Examples:
"rfquotek Camden"
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Property as a verb (obsolete):
To invest with properties, or qualities.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Property as a verb (obsolete):
To make a property of; to appropriate.
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