prop

A propeller.

Any of the articles other than costumes and scenery used by an actor or performer during a performance on stage or in a film.

Someone or something displayed to impress others or provide a false impression.

An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support.

One that serves as a means of support or assistance.

To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.

A stick, staff, pole, rod, beam, or other rigid thing used to sustain an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests for support; a support; a stay; a fulcrum: usually applied to something not forming a part of the object supported: as, a prop for vines; a prop for an old wall.

In botany, same as fulcrum, 3.

plural Legs.

Synonyms See staff.