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Webster 1913 Edition
Propel
Pro-pel′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Propelled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Propelling
.] 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.Webster 1828 Edition
Propel
PROPEL'
,Verb.
T.
To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force. The wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by the force of gun-powder; mill wheels are propelled by water or steam; the blood is propelled through the arteries and veins by the action of the heart. [This word is commonly applied to material bodies.]
Definition 2024
propel
propel
English
Verb
propel (third-person singular simple present propels, present participle propelling, simple past and past participle propelled)
- To cause to move in a certain direction.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter V
- When it had advanced from the wood, it hopped much after the fashion of a kangaroo, using its hind feet and tail to propel it, and when it stood erect, it sat upon its tail.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter V
- To make to arrive to a certain situation or result.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
to cause to move in a certain direction
to make to arrive to a certain situation or result
Anagrams
Danish
Alternative forms
- (rare) propeller
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /propɛl/, [pʰʁ̥oˈpɛlˀ]
Noun
propel c (singular definite propellen, plural indefinite propeller)
- propeller (mechanical device used to propel)
Inflection
Inflection of propel
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | propel | propellen | propeller | propellerne |
| genitive | propels | propellens | propellers | propellernes |
See also
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propel on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da