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Propping vs Popping - What's the difference?

propping | popping |

As verbs the difference between propping and popping

is that propping is present participle of prop while popping is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between propping and popping

is that propping is the act by which something is propped while popping is the act or sound of something that pops.

propping

English

Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is propped.
  • * 1904 , Kellogg Durland, Among the Fife Miners (page 62)
    • By certain arrangements in the former method the miner not only gets the coal but makes all proppings and repairs, so that the face moves much more slowly than with the other method where the hewers devote all their time to getting the coal

    popping

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia popping)
  • The act or sound of something that pops.
  • * Ernest Eckford Tucker, Osteopathic Technique
    • Poppings at various points along the spine may be noted, which may or may not have significance.
  • A funk dance.

    • Verb

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