propel

pro·pel  (pr-pl)

tr.v. pro·pelled, pro·pel·ling, pro·pels

To cause to move forward or onward. See Synonyms at push.

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[Middle English propellen, from Latin prpellere : pr-, forward; see pro-¹ + pellere, to drive; see pel-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

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propel [prəˈpɛl]

vb -pels, -pelling, -pelled

(tr) to impel, drive, or cause to move forwards

[from Latin prōpellere to drive onwards, from pro-¹ + pellere to drive]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	propel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" impel flip - move with a flick or light motion rocket - propel with a rocket carry - propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence" kick - drive or propel with the foot pole, punt - propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge" hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee" drive - push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall" launch - propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship" catapult - shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort" send off, project - throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile" loft - propel through the air; "The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	2.	propel - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" incite, motivate, prompt, actuate, move cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" move - arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"

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propel

verb

1. drive, launch, start, force, send, shoot, push, thrust, shove, set in motion The rocket is designed to propel the spacecraft.
drive stop, pull, check, slow, hold back

2. impel, drive, push, prompt, spur, motivate He is propelled by the need to avenge his father.
impel check, delay, hold back

Translations

propel [prəˈpel] VT [+ vehicle, rocket] → impulsar, propulsar
to propel sth/sb along → impulsar algo/a algn
they propelled him into the room → lo llevaron dentro de la habitación; (more violently) → lo metieron en la habitación de un empujón

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propel [prəˈpɛl] vt

[+ vehicle, boat] → propulser

(= push) [+ person] → propulser
to propel sb into sth [+ activity, career] → propulser qn dans qch
to be propelled by sth (= motivated) → être mu(e) par qch

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propel

vt → antreiben; (fuel) → betreiben; propelled along by the wind → vom Wind getrieben; propelled by greed → von Habgier getrieben; he was propelled through the window → er wurde aus dem Fenster geworfen

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propel [prəˈpɛl] vt → spingere

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propel [prəˈpɛl] vt → spingere

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propel

v propel [prəˈpel]

to drive forward, especially mechanically The boat is propelled by a diesel engine. aandryf يَدْفَع، يُسَيِّر движа pohánět drive frem antreiben προωθώ, κινώ προς τα μπρος propulsar, impulsar liikuma panema پیش راندن kuljettaa propulser לִדחוֹף קָדִימָה नोदन करना hajt mendorong knÿja áfram spingere, azionare 進ませる 추진하다 varyti, stumti dzīt/virzīt uz priekšu menggerakkan aandrijven drive fram napędzać propulsionar a propulsa приводить в движение poháňať poganjati pokretati []driva ขับเคลื่อน ileri götürmek, hareket ettirmek 推進 просувати вперед; штовхати ڈھکيلنا đẩy đi 推进

n proˈpeller

a device, consisting of revolving blades, used to drive a ship or an aircraft. skroef دافِع، جِهاز دَفْع، مِرْوَحَه витло vrtule, lodní šroub propel; skrue der Propeller έλικας, προπέλα hélice propeller پروانه potkuri hélice מַדחֵף नोदक, प्रणोदित, प्रेरक propeller baling-baling skrúfa propulsore, elica プロペラ 추진자 propeleris, sraigtas propelleris; dzenskrūve kipas propeller propell śruba, śmigło hélice elice пропеллер vrtuľa, lodná skrutka vijak propeler propeller ใบพัด pervane, çark 螺旋槳，推進器 пропелер; повітряний гвинт ڈھکيلنے والا ايک اوزار chân vịt; cánh quạt 缧旋桨，推进器

n proˈpulsion [-ˈpalʃən]

the process of propelling or being propelled jet-propulsion. aandrywing, voortstuwing دَفْع، تَسْيير двигателна сила pohon fremdrift; -fremdrift der Antrieb προώθηση propulsión veojõud پیش رانش työntövoima propulsion דְחִיפּה नोदन, प्रणोदन, प्रेरणा (meg)hajtás proses pendorongan knúningur propulsione 推進 추진 varomoji jėga virzīšana/virzīšanās uz priekšu; piedziņa pendorongan aandrijving framdrift napęd propulsão pro­pulsie приведение в движение pohon pogon pogon framdrivning, -drift การขับเคลื่อน it(il)me; itici kuvvet 推進 просування ڈھکيلنے کا عمل sự đẩy đi 推进

n proˌpelling-ˈpencil

a pencil consisting of a metal or plastic case containing a lead that is pushed forward by a screwing mechanism. drukpotlood قَلَم رصاص آلي ذو خَزّان автоматичен молив patentní tužka skrueblyant der Drehbleistift μηχανικό μολύβι portaminas täitepliiats اتود lyijytäytekynä porte-mine עִיפָּרוֹן מְכָנִי नोदक पेंसिल töltőceruza pensil putar skrúfblÿantur portamina シャープペンシル 샤프펜슬 automatinis pieštukas automātiskais zīmulis pensel putar vulpotlood skrublyant (rodzaj ołówka automatycznego) lapiseira выдвижной карандаш patentná ceruzka vrtljiv tehnični svinčnik patent olovka skruvpenna ดินสอกด kurşun dolmakalem 自動鉛筆 олівець-автомат ايک قسم کا قلم جسے دبا کر کھولا جاتا ہے bút chì bấm 自动铅笔