Represent vs Prop - What's the difference?
represent | prop |
To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
To portray by pictorial or plastic art; to delineate; as, to represent a landscape in a picture, a horse in bronze, and the like.
To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or character of; to personate; as, to represent Hamlet.
To stand in the place of; to supply the place, perform the duties, exercise the rights, or receive the share, of; to speak and act with authority in behalf of; to act the part of (another); as, an heir represents his ancestor; an attorney represents his client in court; a member of Congress represents his district in Congress.
To exhibit to another mind in language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of; to bring before the mind; to set forth; sometimes, to give an account of; to describe.
To serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.
To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
(Webster 1913)
An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
(rugby) The player who is next to the hooker in a scrum.
One of the seashells in the game of props.
To support or shore up something.
(theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform. Contraction of "property".
As verbs the difference between represent and prop
is that represent is to present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify while prop is to support or shore up something.As a noun prop is
an object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports or prop can be (theater|film) an item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform contraction of "property" or prop can be the propeller of an aircraft or prop can be a proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.represent
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(Webster 1913)Alternative forms
* (archaic)Verb
(en verb)- He represented that he was investigating for the police department.
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Etymology 1
Akin to German Pfropfen and Danish proppe, compare LatinNoun
(en noun)- They stuck a block of wood under it as a prop .
Verb
(propp)- Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing.
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of property.Noun
(en noun)- They used the trophy as a prop in the movie.
