propel

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.]

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

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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.

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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