Cryptic crossword clue
Wait for prop 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word STAY

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The straight part

We know that "Wai/prop" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wai/prop = stay.

The cryptic/wordplay part

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What does STAY mean?

1. Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn.
2. A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
3. A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.
4. A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
5. A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
6. Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
7. Hindrance; let; check.

1. To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
2. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
3. To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
4. To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
5. To cause to cease; to put an end to.
6. To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
7. To hold the attention of.
8. To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
9. To wait for; await.
10. To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
11. To rest; depend; rely.
12. To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
13. To come to an end; cease.
14. To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
15. To make a stand; to stand firm.
16. To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.
17. To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
18. To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
19. (used with on or upon) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
20. To continue to have a particular quality.
21. To live; reside

1. A prop; a support.
2. A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
3. (in the plural) A corset.
4. A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.

1. A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
2. A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
3. The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.

1. To brace or support with a stay or stays
2. To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
3. To tack; put on the other tack.
4. To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.

1. Steep; ascending.
2. (of a roof) Steeply pitched.
3. Difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer.
4. Stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud.

1. Steeply.

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