propel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: propel	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for propel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
propel v cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" Synonym(s): propel, impel give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" Synonym(s): motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Propel \Pro*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Propelling}.] [L. propellere, propulsum; pro forward + pellere to drive. See {Pulse} a beating.] 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.