Home › Words › P › propstickpropstickpropstick · noun — any stick or pole used to prop something up.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom prop + stick.nounAny stick or pole used to prop something up.Formerly, a forked stick used to raise the height of a clothesline with wet washing drying on it; a clothesprop.e.g.“When the sun went down she could have seen the assiduous Squeaker lower the new prop-sticks and considerately stoop to gather the pegs his inconsiderate new mate had dropped.” — 1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 22:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.proppage 72% match — That which props or supports. vs propstick →propping 71% match — The act by which something is propped. vs propstick →mouthstick 69% match — A rodlike prop used by jugglers, held between the teeth and primarily used for balancing objects on. vs propstick →staddle 66% match — A prop or support; a staff, crutch. vs propstick →potstick 65% match — A stick for stirring food while it cooks in a pot. vs propstick →pushstick 63% match — A hand-held piece of wood or other material used in woodwork to control the motion of the workpiece and to protect the user's hands from the blade. vs propstick →clothesprop 61% match — Formerly, a forked stick used to raise the height of a clothesline with wet washing drying on it. vs propstick →mopstick 60% match — The long handle of a mop. vs propstick →