PROP

noun

1. An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
2. The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.
3. One of the seashells in the game of props.

verb

1. (sometimes figurative) To support or shore up something.
2. To play rugby in the prop position
3. (usually with "up" - see prop up) To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.