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prop gun

prop gun noun: a replica of a real gun, incapable of firing projectiles (thus not actually a firearm) used in making a movie or television production.

Noun

prop gun (plural prop guns)

  1. A replica of a real gun, incapable of firing projectiles (thus not actually a firearm) used in making a movie or television production.
    • The only exception to this is in an extremely intimate theater where the audience can clearly see that a prop gun is being used. Other than that, there is no compelling reason to use a real gun on stage if the gun isn't fired.2004, Technical Theater for Nontechnical People, page 196
    • At one point Ernest grabs a machine gun and fires it at Reggie but it's only a studio prop: Prop gun, prop girls. Everything phoney.2004, Josephy Losey, page 36

Examples of prop gun in a sentence

  • I became frightened that Neil would find a way to switch the prop gun for a real gun.2007, Lessons in Becoming Myself, page 245
  • It looked like Jeff was wielding a Beretta from where I sat, but of course, I knew it was only a harmless prop gun, designed to look lethal.2010, Reel Murder, page 41
  • Adora brandished the prop gun as if it were real.2012, Allergic to Death, page 225
  • “I woke up holding a prop gun.” She dipped into the pocket of the slicker, slid a pistol across the table.2012, Seduced, page 30

Forms of prop gun

pluralprop guns

Questions about prop gun

What does prop gun mean?
Prop gun means a replica of a real gun, incapable of firing projectiles (thus not actually a firearm) used in making a movie or television production.
How do you use prop gun in a sentence?
I became frightened that Neil would find a way to switch the prop gun for a real gun.
What part of speech is prop gun?
Prop gun is a noun.
What is the plural of prop gun?
The plural of prop gun is prop guns.

Words near prop gun in the dictionary

  1. prop comedy
  2. prop comic
  3. prop comics
  4. prop forward
  5. prop forwards
  6. prop gun
  7. prop guns
  8. Prop H8
  9. prop master
  10. prop masters
  11. prop shaft

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