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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Propel \Pro*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Propelling.] [L. propellere, propulsum; pro forward + pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating.] To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move, or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by gunpowder. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Propel \Pro*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Propelling.] [L. propellere, propulsum; pro forward + pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating.] To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move, or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by gunpowder.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
propel v 1: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" [syn: impel] 2: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: motivate, actuate, move, prompt, incite] [also: propelling, propelled]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
propel Αγγλικά vb. 1 (μτβ) κινώ, προκαλώ τη αλλαγή της θέσης ενός πράγματος προς μια συγκεκριμένη κατεύθυνση 2 (μτφρ) προωθώFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
propel vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action, to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive forward. 2 (lb en transitive figurative) To provide an impetus for non-physical change, to make to arrive to a certain situation or result.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
propel vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action, to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive forward. 2 (lb en transitive figurative) To provide an impetus for non-physical change, to make to arrive to a certain situation or result.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
propel vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action, to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive forward. 2 (lb en transitive figurative) To provide an impetus for non-physical change, to make to arrive to a certain situation or result.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
propel vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action, to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive forward. 2 (lb en transitive figurative) To provide an impetus for non-physical change, to make to arrive to a certain situation or result.From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
propel Englanti vb. liikuttaa, kuljettaa, työntääFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
propel Danska n. (tagg kat=fordonsteknik språk=da) propellerFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Propel /pɹəpˈɛl/ إدفعFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
propel //pɹəˈpɛl//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. бутам, тласкам to cause to move in a certain direction 2. движа, карам to make to arrive to a certain situation or result
propel /pɹəpˈɛl/ pohánětFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
propel /pɹəpˈɛl/ hnát Note: kupředuFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
propel /pɹəpˈɛl/From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]antreiben, treiben, vorwärtstreiben see: propelling, propelled, propels, propelled
propel //pɹəˈpɛl//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]1. kuljettaa, liikuttaa, työntää to cause to move in a certain direction 2. aiheuttaa, johdattaa to make to arrive to a certain situation or result
propel /pɹəpˈɛl/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. नोदन करना "The propelled helicopter would be take off from the ground."
propel /pɹəpˈɛl/ dati poticaj, množiti se, tjerati naprijedFrom English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
propel /prəˈpel/From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]1. wyrzucać 2. popychać
propel /pɹəpˈɛl/ 1. (-led, -ling) ileriye doğru sürmek 2. itmek, sevketmek.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/pɹəˈpɛɫ/
56 Moby Thesaurus words for "propel": actuate, advance, animate, bowl, bunt, butt, compel, drive, drive on, egg on, energize, exhort, force, forward, foster, galvanize, get moving, give an impetus, give momentum, goad, impel, incite, launch, mobilize, motivate, move, move to action, nudge, pedal, pole, power, prick, prod, promote, prompt, push, put in motion, roll, row, send, set agoing, set going, set in motion, shove, shunt, spark, spur, start, stimulate, sweep, sweep along, thrust, treadle, troll, trundle, whip onFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 推进,驱使;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 推进,驱使