Prep vs Prop - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between prep and prop

is that prep is preparation while prop is an object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.

As verbs the difference between prep and prop

is that prep is to prepare while prop is to support or shore up something.

As an initialism PREP

is initialism of pre-exposure prophylaxis.

prep

English

Noun

(countable) Preparation.

(informal, countable) A student or graduate of a prep school, a preppy.

(British, uncountable) Homework, work set to do outside class time, used widely in public schools and preparatory schools but not state schools.

Verb

(prepp)

(informal) To prepare.

Anagrams

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prop

English

Etymology 1

Akin to German Pfropfen and Danish proppe, compare Latin

Noun

(en noun)

An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.

They stuck a block of wood under it as a prop .

(rugby) The player who is next to the hooker in a scrum.

One of the seashells in the game of props.

Verb

(propp)

To support or shore up something.

Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of property.

Noun

(en noun)

(theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform. Contraction of "property".

They used the trophy as a prop in the movie.

Usage notes

* In stagecraft, usually the term (term) is reserved for an object with which an actor or performer interacts (e.g., a glass, a book or a weapon). Larger items adding to the scene, (e.g. chairs) are considered part of the set. * Props are often non-functional. A prop that is required to function is a "practical" prop.

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of propeller.

Noun

(en noun)

The propeller of an aircraft.

Etymology 4

Abbreviation of proposition.

Noun

(en noun)

A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.

Derived terms

* prop wash * warm prop ----