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propel (verb)

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  • propel — ► VERB (propelled, propelling) ▪ drive or push forwards. ORIGIN Latin propellere to drive forward …   English terms dictionary

  • propel — verb /pɹəˈpɛl/ a) To cause to move in a certain direction. When it had advanced from the wood, it hopped much after the fashion of a kangaroo, using its hind feet and tail to propel it, and when it stood erect, it sat upon its tail. b) To make to …   Wiktionary

  • propel — I verb actuate, cast, catapult, constrain, discharge, dispatch, drive, drive forward, eject, emit, force, goad, heave, hurl, impel, launch, move, pitch, precipitate, prod, project, provoke, push, push forward, send, set in motion, spirit, start,… …   Law dictionary

  • propel — verb Propel is used with these nouns as the object: ↑boat …   Collocations dictionary

  • propel — verb (propels, propelling, propelled) drive or push forwards. ↘drive into a particular situation. Origin ME: from L. propellere, from pro forward + pellere to drive …   English new terms dictionary

  • propel — verb propelled, propelling (T) to move, drive, or push something forward: old ships propelled by steam | a rocket propelled grenade see also: propulsion …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • propel — verb 1) a boat propelled by oars Syn: move, power, push, drive 2) he propelled the ball into the air Syn: throw, thrust, toss, fling, hurl, launch, pitch, project …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • propel — verb 1) a boat propelled by oars Syn: move, power, push, drive 2) the impact propelled him into the street Syn: throw, thrust, toss, fling, hurl, pitch, send …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • propel — [[t]prəpe̱l[/t]] propels, propelling, propelled 1) VERB To propel something in a particular direction means to cause it to move in that direction. [V n prep] The tiny rocket is attached to the spacecraft and is designed to propel it toward Mars.… …   English dictionary

  • propel — UK [prəˈpel] / US verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms propel : present tense I/you/we/they propel he/she/it propels present participle propelling past tense propelled past participle propelled 1) to move or push someone or something… …   English dictionary

  • propel — transitive verb (propelled; propelling) Etymology: Middle English propellen, from Latin propellere, from pro before + pellere to drive more at felt Date: 15th century to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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