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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.]