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The meaning of PROPEL is to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion. How to use propel in a sentence.
PROPEL meaning: 1. to push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force: 2. to cause someone to do an…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) , pro·pelled, pro·pel·ling. to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing. Synonyms: prod, push. to impel or urge onward: Urgent need of money propelled him to take a job. Synonyms: prod, push. propel.
To propel is to push or drive forward, like a sheep dog nipping at the heels of his flock to keep them moving. When you hear the verb propel, imagine the propeller on an airplane — that spinning thing on the front that pulls the plane forward.
propel. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pro‧pel /prəˈpel/ verb (propelled, propelling) [ transitive] 1 to move, drive, or push something forward → propulsion a boat propelled by a small motor One of our students was unable to propel her wheelchair up the ramp. propel yourself along/through etc She used the sticks to propel ...
propel something (+ adv./prep.) to move, drive or push something forward or in a particular direction. mechanically propelled vehicles; a boat propelled only by oars; He succeeded in propelling the ball across the line.
1. To cause to move forward or onward. See Synonyms at push. 2. To cause to develop or progress: a misunderstanding that propels the story forward. [Middle English propellen, from Latin prōpellere : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + pellere, to drive; see pel- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
