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badminton |
a sport in which players use light, long-handled rackets to propel a shuttlecock back and forth across a high net. |
condemn |
to force or propel into an undesirable state or into engagement in unpleasant activity. [1/5 definitions] |
dart |
to propel, thrust, or shoot out suddenly. [1/6 definitions] |
dribble |
to propel (a ball, puck, or the like) by means of repeated bounces, kicks, or pushes. [1/8 definitions] |
eject |
to throw or propel oneself out of a plane in an emergency. [1/2 definitions] |
gunpowder |
an explosive used to propel a gun projectile, esp. the explosive made from potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal; black powder. |
impel |
to send or cause to move forward; propel. [1/2 definitions] |
launch1 |
to propel with force. [1/6 definitions] |
miss1 |
a failure to hit or catch something coming toward one through the air, or a failure to propel something so as to hit or enter another thing. [1/8 definitions] |
oar |
to use oars to propel (a boat or the like); row. [1/4 definitions] |
paddle |
to use a paddle, esp. to propel a canoe or the like. [2/8 definitions] |
paddle wheel |
an engine-driven or pedal-operated wheel that has boards or paddles fixed at right angles around its circumference, used to propel a boat, esp. a river steamboat. |
pinball |
a game played on a device with a sloping board using controls to operate flippers that can propel a small ball into the playing area where it can strike targets and score points. |
plunge |
to propel abruptly or forcefully into a substance, esp. a soft or liquid one. [1/8 definitions] |
pole1 |
to propel a boat, raft, or the like by pushing with a pole. [1/4 definitions] |
propellent |
acting to propel; serving as a propellant. [1/2 definitions] |
propeller |
any of several devices used to propel an airplane, ship, or the like, usu. consisting of tilted blades radiating from a hub that revolves. |
run |
to propel oneself forward by moving the legs very quickly so that all feet are briefly off the ground. [1/36 definitions] |
send |
to direct or propel in a certain direction or to a certain place or point. [2/7 definitions] |
shoot |
in sports, to propel (a ball), esp. towards a goal. [2/18 definitions] |
slide |
in baseball, to propel oneself horizontally along the ground toward a base, usu. feet first. [1/14 definitions] |
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