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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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
propelled
See propel
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
propelled
vb.
(infl of en propel ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
propelled
vb.
(infl of en propel ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
propelled
vb.
(infl of en propel ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
propelled
vb.
(infl of en propel ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
propelled
Englanti vb.
(taivm-imperf-pperf en propel)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Propelled /pɹəpˈɛld/ مدفوعFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
propelled /pɹəpˈɛld/ hnanýFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
propelled /pɹəpˈɛld/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]poháněný
propelled /pɹəpˈɛld/ angetrieben, getrieben, vorwärtsgetrieben see: propel, propelling, propels, propelledFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
propelled /pɹəpˈɛld/ trieb an, trieb see: propel, propelling, propelled, propelsFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/pɹəˈpɛɫd/