A way to give a person recognition for a job well done. i.e. propping someone up to get deserved attention.

A game on Whose Line is it Anyway?. The contestants pair off and each pair is given an unusual object, the pairs then alternate in coming up with uses for the objects.

Props (?), n. pl.

A game of chance, in which four sea shells, each called a prop, are used instead of dice.

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