pilar — meaning in English

English meaning

• pillar noun A tall vertical post, usually supporting part of a building.
• prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.

Senses

pilar is used for these senses in English:

• prop (rugby) The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.

pillar — full definition

1. noun A tall vertical post, usually supporting part of a building.
2. noun A person or thing regarded as a central, essential support of something.

prop — full definition

1. noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
2. noun An object used on a stage or film set to help tell the story.
3. noun A proposition on an election ballot.
4. verb To support something by placing an object under or against it.

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