All propel synonyms
proΒ·pel
P p verb propel
- goose β any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- locomoting β to move about, especially under one's own power.
- freighted β goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
- goes around β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- chunking β the grouping together of a number of items by the mind, after which they can be remembered as a single item, such as a word or a musical phrase
- hurl β to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
- impel β to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- bulldoze β If people bulldoze something such as a building, they knock it down using a bulldozer.
- innervated β to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- fire up β start ignition of
- lofting β a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- belly-flop β to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding.
- barraging β Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
- lean on β to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- give rise to β to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- goad β a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- bring forward β If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned.
- flirt β to court triflingly or act amorously without serious intentions; play at love; coquet.
- let fly β to move through the air using wings.
- make one's way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- act upon β anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- eddied β a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
- move on β to pass from one place or position to another.
- get going β an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- motivate β to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- catalyze β If something catalyzes a thing or a situation, it makes it active.
- frogmarch β to force (a person) to march with the arms pinioned firmly behind the back.
- militarize β to equip with armed forces, military supplies, or the like.
- go away β leave!
- launch β to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- catalyzed β to act upon by catalysis.
- innervates β to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- make way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- call up β If you call someone up, you telephone them.
- egg on β to incite or urge; encourage (usually followed by on).
- get ready β the state or condition of being ready.
- go places β a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- incentivize β to give incentives to: The government should incentivize the private sector to create jobs.
- muscled β a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- freighting β Present participle of freight.
- key up β a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- gunned β a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- circumduct β (obsolete) To lead about or astray.
- innerving β Present participle of innerve.
- catapulted β an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.
- humped β having a hump.
- muscling β Present participle of muscle.
- drop hammer β drop forge.
noun propel
- oar β a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.