PROPS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does props mean? 

• PROPS (noun)
  The noun PROPS has 1 sense:

1. proper respect

  Familiarity information: PROPS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROPS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Proper respect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem

Hypernyms ("props" is a kind of...):

deference; respect (a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

 Context examples 

Then another element, aluminum, props the cell wall open, allowing a flood of iron to enter the cell.

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