| buttress | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. buttress, buttressing | a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building. |
| ~ arc-boutant, flying buttress | a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch. |
| ~ support | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation.; "the statue stood on a marble support" |
| v. (change) | 2. buttress | reinforce with a buttress.; "Buttress the church" |
| ~ reenforce, reinforce | make stronger.; "he reinforced the concrete" |
| v. (change) | 3. buttress | make stronger or defensible.; "buttress your thesis" |
| ~ beef up, fortify, strengthen | make strong or stronger.; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" |
| prop | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. prop | a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling. |
| ~ pitprop, sprag | a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine. |
| ~ support | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation.; "the statue stood on a marble support" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. prop, property | any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie.; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" |
| ~ object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| ~ custard pie | a prop consisting of an open pie filled with real or artificial custard; thrown in slapstick comedies. |
| ~ mise en scene, stage setting, setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. airplane propeller, airscrew, prop | a propeller that rotates to push against air. |
| ~ propeller, propellor | a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water. |
| ~ propeller plane | an airplane that is driven by a propeller. |
| v. (contact) | 4. prop, prop up, shore, shore up | support by placing against something solid or rigid.; "shore and buttress an old building" |
| ~ hold up, support, sustain, hold | be the physical support of; carry the weight of.; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" |
| ~ bolster | prop up with a pillow or bolster. |
| prop up | | |
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