Proof, a. Firm, steadfast, stable, fixed, impenetrable.
Proof-sheet, n. Proof.
Prop, v. a. Support, sustain, uphold, hold up, shore up.
Prop, n.
- 1. Support, stay, brace.
- 2. Buttress, strut, pin, shore, fulcrum, stay, brace.
Propagate, v. a.
- 1. Multiply, increase, continue.
- 2. Spread, diffuse, disseminate, circulate, extend, spread abroad, promulgate, promote.
- 3. Generate, beget, engender, procreate, breed, produce, bring into being, originate.
Propagation, n.
- 1. Multiplication, increase, continuance.
- 2. Dissemination, diffusion, extension, enlargement, circulation.
- 3. Generation, procreation, breeding, production.
Propel, v. a., Impel, drive forward, push forward, urge on.
Propeller, n. Screw, screw-steamer.
Propensity, n. Inclination, proneness, disposition, bias, proclivity, ply.
Proper, a.
- 1. Particular, peculiar, individual, special, specific.
- 2. Fit, fitting, befitting, suitable, appropriate, meet, seemly, convenient, adapted, becoming, right, legitimate.
- 3. Exact, accurate, precise, correct, just, formal.
- 4. Real, actual, properly so called.