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Thesaurus: propel

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.

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  1. v. t. 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.
  2. v. cause to move forward with force
  3. v. give an incentive for action
  4. 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.
  5. To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move, orcause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls arepropelled by gunpowder.
  6. v:100 v. cause to move forward with force