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- pronunciation:
- pr
pel
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
propels, propelling, propelled |
| definition: |
to cause to move or keep moving forward or onward; thrust, push, or drive.
Sailboats are propelled by the wind.They paddled hard and propelled the canoe across the river.Penguins use their flippers to propel themselves through the water.- synonyms:
- drive, impel, push, send, thrust, urge
- antonyms:
- stop
- similar words:
- actuate, catapult, dart, goad, heave, issue, launch, mobilize, move, press, prod, project, shoot, shove, spur
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| related words: |
activate, advance, cast, chuck, dash, drive, eject, fling, force, hit, plunge, push, rout, run, spring, throw, thrust, urge |
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