props
props noun: a game of chance using four seashells (each called a prop). Also the plural of prop.
Noun (1)
props
- A game of chance using four seashells (each called a prop).
Noun (2)
props pl (plural only)
- Respect for, or recognition of, another person; an expression of approval or a special acknowledgment; accolades; praise.
- I've got to give props to Roger for the way he handled that situation.
- I also want to acknowledge state senator Elaine Alquist who is here... I always want to give her her props.2007, Barack Obama (speaking at Google on November 14, 2007Candidates at Google: Barack ObamaPublic Policy Blog. Candidates at Google: Barack Obama)
- Synonyms:
- kudos
Interjection
- An acclamation of respect or recognition.
Also used as
props is also the plural of prop.
props is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of prop.
props meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
props in Hindi
- प्रोप्स, प्रॉप्स
props in Marathi
- प्रॉप्स, प्रोप्स
props in Urdu
- پروپس, پروپز
props in Bengali
- প্রপস, প্রোপস
More languagesFewer languages
- props in Telugu
- ప్రోప్స్, ప్రోప్లు
- props in Malayalam
- പ്രോപ്പുകൾ, പ്രോപ്സുകൾ
- props in Kannada
- ಪ್ರೋಪ್ಗಳು, ಪ್ರೋಪ್ಸ್
- props in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰੋਪਸ, ਪ੍ਰੋਪਜ਼
- props in Gujarati
- પ્રોપ્સ, પ્રોપ્ઝ, પ્રોપ્સને
- props in Odia
- ପ୍ରୋପ୍ସ୍, ପ୍ରପ୍ସ, ପ୍ରୋପ୍ସ
- props in Nepali
- प्रोप्स, प्रोप्सहरू, प्रोपहरू
Examples of props in a sentence
- I've heard the props and costumes in this play are quite freaky.
- We should get moving with the props if we want this play ready on time.
- The carpenters dummied up a set of simple props for the rehearsals.
Synonyms of props
Origin of props
Clipping of proper (as in "proper respect" or "proper recognition") + -s.
Words formed from props
Phrases with props
Questions about props
- What does props mean?
- Props means a game of chance using four seashells (each called a prop).
- What is props in Hindi?
- Props in Hindi is प्रोप्स, प्रॉप्स. See Props meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is props?
- Props can be a noun or an interjection.
Words near props in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: props (page history and authors); props (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); props (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); props (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); props (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); props (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); props (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); props (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); props (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); props (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); props (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); props (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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