Prop - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

A long, sturdy piece of squared timber or metal used to support the roof or floor of a building.

Примеры использования:

There are very fine oak beams in the oldest part of the house

verb

Transmit (a radio signal or broadcast) in a specified direction.

Примеры использования:

The satellite beamed back radio signals to scientists on earth

noun

A line of light coming from the sun or a bright light, esp. as seen against a darker background

Примеры использования:

A beam of sunlight, a laser beam scans the disc’s surface., [ i ] the sun beamed down on the ball f…

noun

A long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support.

Примеры использования:

Sessions were kept short or broken for comfort breaks so that she could be re-positioned with suppo…

verb

Support or strengthen.

Примеры использования:

The fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence

noun

A heavy chisel used for cutting bricks.

Примеры использования:

‘i began to knock the wooden fascia off using a bolster and hammer,’ said mr sparkes.

noun

A device fitted to something, in particular a weak or injured part of the body, to give support.

Примеры использования:

A neck brace

verb

Make (a structure) stronger or firmer with wood, iron, or other forms of support.

Примеры использования:

The posts were braced by lengths of timber

noun

A structure of stone or brick built against a wall to strengthen or support it.

Примеры использования:

The cathedral's massive buttresses

verb

Provide (a building or structure) with buttresses.

Примеры использования:

We buttressed the wall as it was showing signs of cracking and collapse

verb

To give support to or strengthen something

Примеры использования:

He looked for things that would buttress the prosecution case and win a conviction.

noun

An upright pillar, typically cylindrical, supporting an arch, entablature, or other structure or standing alone as a monument.

Примеры использования:

A wide entrance portico of eight ionic columns

noun

A tall, vertical post used as a support for the roof of a building or for decoration

Примеры использования:

A column of soldiers, a column of smoke, the article filled two columns., a column on sports, a col…

noun

A vertical block of printed text on a page of a newspaper or magazine

Примеры использования:

The article appears in the second column on page two., she continued to write her column until shor…

collocation

Be the physical support of; carry the weight of

phrasal verb

Support and prevent something from falling.

Примеры использования:

Concrete pillars hold up the elevated section of the railway

phrasal verb

Display something by holding it above one's waist or head.

Примеры использования:

He held up the book so she could see the cover

noun

A platform on pillars projecting from the shore into the sea, typically incorporating entertainment arcades and places to eat.

Примеры использования:

The pier was the fourth longest in the country at 562 feet, with a large saloon and concert hall at…

noun

A structure built out over the water on posts, along which boats can land

Примеры использования:

A fishing pier

noun

A heap of things laid or lying one on top of another.

Примеры использования:

He placed the books in a neat pile

verb

Place (things) one on top of the other.

Примеры использования:

She piled all the groceries on the counter

verb

Strengthen or support (a structure) with piles.

Примеры использования:

An earlier bridge may have been piled

noun

Heavy stakes or posts installed to support the foundations of a superstructure.

Примеры использования:

Wooden piling supporting a complex of waterfront buildings

verb

Place (things) one on top of the other.

Примеры использования:

She piled all the groceries on the counter

verb

Strengthen or support (a structure) with piles.

Примеры использования:

An earlier bridge may have been piled

noun

A tall vertical structure of stone, wood, or metal, used as a support for a building, or as an ornament or monument.

Примеры использования:

Every bungalow is supported on stone pillars, which permits us to maintain the natural terrain and …

noun

A strong vertical column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building or stands alone for decoration

Примеры использования:

He’s a pillar of the dallas business community.

noun

A long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for something.

Примеры использования:

A tent pole

verb

Another term for perch3 (sense 1 of the noun).

noun

Either of the two locations ( north pole or south pole ) on the surface of the earth (or of a celestial object) which are the northern and southern ends of the axis of rotation.

noun

A long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used as a support or marker.

Примеры использования:

Follow the blue posts until the track meets a road

verb

Display (a notice) in a public place.

Примеры использования:

A curt notice had been posted on the door

adverb

With haste.

Примеры использования:

Come now, come post

verb

Strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material.

Примеры использования:

The helmet has been reinforced with a double layer of cork

Strengthen and support

noun

A thin straight bar, especially of wood or metal.

Примеры использования:

Concrete walls reinforced with steel rods

noun

A long, thin pole made of wood, metal, or other material

Примеры использования:

A fishing/curtain rod

noun

A long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar.

Примеры использования:

The shaft of a golf club

verb

(of light) shine in beams.

Примеры использования:

Brilliant sunshine shafted through the skylight

noun

The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.

Примеры использования:

I made for the shore

verb

Support or hold up something with props or beams.

Примеры использования:

Rescue workers had to shore up the building, which was in danger of collapse

verb

Archaic past of shear.

noun

A simple brake on a vehicle, especially a stout stick or bar inserted between the spokes of a wheel to check its motion.

noun

An upright bar, post, or frame forming a support or barrier.

Примеры использования:

There is barely a scrap of bare metal on the stanchions, pillars, posts, railings, and decking ribs.

noun

A fixed vertical bar or pole used as a support for something

Примеры использования:

If this stanchion is removed, the stairs will collapse., his 18-yard shot hit the stanchion (= goal…

verb

Remain in the same place.

Примеры использования:

You stay here and i'll be back soon

noun

A period of staying somewhere, in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest.

Примеры использования:

An overnight stay at a luxury hotel

verb

Secure or steady (a mast) by means of stays.

Примеры использования:

We stayed the mast on the starboard side by shifting the halyard

noun

A thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree.

Примеры использования:

Hayes picked up a fallen stick and twirled it idly between his fingers.

verb

Push a sharp or pointed object into or through (something).

Примеры использования:

He stuck his fork into the sausage

verb

A long thin implement resembling a length of wood

verb

Make or become stronger.

Примеры использования:

He advises an application of fluoride to strengthen the teeth

verb

To become more effective, or to make something more effective

Примеры использования:

[ t ] somehow his illness strengthened their marriage and brought them closer together., [ t ] pare…

verb

To make something more effective or powerful

Примеры использования:

A discussion paper aiming to strengthen the eu's competition regime has been circulated amongst com…

noun

A rod or bar forming part of a framework and designed to resist compression.

Примеры использования:

A supporting strut

verb

Walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.

Примеры использования:

Peacocks strut through the grounds

verb

Bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.

Примеры использования:

The dome was supported by a hundred white columns

noun

A thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.

Примеры использования:

The best support for a camera is a tripod

verb

The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

noun

A framework, typically consisting of rafters, posts, and struts, supporting a roof, bridge, or other structure.

Примеры использования:

Roof trusses

verb

Tie up the wings and legs of (a chicken or other bird) before cooking.

Примеры использования:

Alfred had already trussed and stuffed the geese

noun

A support for a building or bridge, made of wood or steel

Примеры использования:

No one knows if the fire damaged the building’s trusses and support beams.

verb

Support (a building or other structure) from below by laying a solid foundation below ground level or by substituting stronger for weaker materials.

Примеры использования:

Work began on rectifying the structural problems of the library and extra piles were inserted and t…

verb

To give support to something or provide the starting point from which something can develop

Примеры использования:

Falling unemployment was likely to underpin consumer confidence., these new products are part of a …

verb

Support, especially with a prop.

Примеры использования:

A bearing is provided for underpropping the shaft extension of the free end of the printing roller.

adjective

(of a person) sitting or standing with the back straight.

Примеры использования:

An upright posture

adverb

In or into an upright position.

Примеры использования:

She was sitting upright in bed

noun

A post or rod fixed vertically, especially as a structural support.

Примеры использования:

The stone uprights of the parapet

adjective

At right angles to a horizontal plane; in a direction, or having an alignment, such that the top is directly above the bottom.

Примеры использования:

The vertical axis

noun

A vertical line or plane.

Примеры использования:

The columns incline several degrees away from the vertical

adjective

Standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90 to a horizontal surface or line

Примеры использования:

Water that had leaked from above formed a vertical line down one wall.