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propel Definition

pro·pel (prə pel, prō-)

transitive verb -·pelled, -·pel·ling

to push, drive, or impel onward, forward, or ahead

Etymology: ME propellen < L propellere < pro-, forward + pellere, to drive: see felt

propel Synonyms

propel

v.

impel, move, launch, thrust; see drive 3.

propel Usage Examples

Object

  • grenade: They were being hit with rocket propelled grenades from all sides.
  • pencil: I have since gotten a couple more pens and a propelling pencil and they all write nicely and are balanced " just so " .
  • vehicle: Gas propelled vehicles have been around for many years.
  • mankind: Finally, the contemporary economic disorder has propelled mankind to live in an age of crisis - political, social, and financial crises.
  • wheelchair: If you propel the wheelchair yourself a tray will let you carry objects.
  • rocket: There is an Artillery Battalion of around eighteen self propelled rocket assisted howitzers split into three batteries.

Subject

  • oar: It was the last great battle to be fought in ships propelled by oars.
  • engine: To date, every vehicle placed into orbit has been propelled solely by rocket engines.

Modifying Another Word

  • mechanically: Any ' mechanically propelled ' vehicle used or kept on a public road must display a valid tax disk.
  • non-mechanically: These paths will be known as restricted byways - highways over which there are bridleway rights and the right to drive non-mechanically propelled vehicles.
  • electrically: In September 2000 a woman in London was convicted of riding an electrically propelled scooter on the road without insurance.
  • manually: A license is needed in order to navigate even a manually propelled boat on the Thames.
  • forward: World capitalism is not propelled forward by the permanent arms economy.
  • either: Balls were propelled either by a cue or a mace ( a long stick with a flat pushing block on one end ).

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • along: The whole thing is propelled along by the relentless rhythm of the piece.

Preposition: at

  • speed: Sitting in it, 7in above the road, it's like being propelled at warp speed.

Preposition: by

  • oar: It was the last great battle to be fought in ships propelled by oars.
  • engine: To date, every vehicle placed into orbit has been propelled solely by rocket engines.
  • wind: In fact most families enjoy time on the water during the summer, whether being propelled by wind or motor.
  • force: This objective may yet be propelled by legislative force in the form of a proposed Composting Directive.