propel

(prə-pĕl')
tr.v., -pelled, -pel·ling, -pels.
To cause to move forward or onward. See synonyms at push.

[Middle English propellen, from Latin prōpellere : prō-, forward; see pro-¹ + pellere, to drive.]

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verb

1. To set or keep going: actuate, drive, impel, mobilize, move, run. See move/halt.
2. To launch with great force: fire, hurtle, loose, project, shoot. Idioms: let fly. See move/halt.
3. To force to move or advance with or as if with blows or pressure: drive, push, ram, shove, thrust. See move/halt.
4. To stir to action or feeling: egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up. See cause/effect, excite/bore/interest.

v

Definition: throw; release into air
Antonyms: hinder, hold, keep

IN BRIEF: To push or drive forward.

Use your hands to propel yourself forward on the sled until you come to the very top of the hill, then let go.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - drive, drive frem

idioms:

• propelling pencil    skrueblyant

Nederlands (Dutch)
(voort)stuwen/ -drijven

Français (French)
v. tr. - propulser, pousser (qn), propulser (qn)

idioms:

• propelling pencil    (GB) portemine

Deutsch (German)
v. - antreiben

idioms:

• propelling pencil    Drehbleistift

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προωθώ, κινώ (προς τα εμπρός)

idioms:

• propelling pencil    μηχανικό μολύβι

Italiano (Italian)
propellere

idioms:

• propelling pencil    matita meccanica

Português (Portuguese)
v. - propelir

idioms:

• propelling pencil    lapiseira

Русский (Russian)
двигать, заставить

idioms:

• propelling pencil    автоматический карандаш

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - impulsar, propulsar, impeler

idioms:

• propelling pencil    portaminas, lapicero

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - (fram)driva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
推进, 驱使

idioms:

• propelling pencil    自动铅笔

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 推進, 驅使

idioms:

• propelling pencil    自動鉛筆

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 추진하다, 몰아대다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 推進する, 前進させる, 駆り立てる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) دفع, سير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דחף, הניע קדימה, עודד‬

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