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Another word for propel

Verb

  1. To set or keep going

    2. See also:

    move

  2. To launch with great force

    3. Idioms:
    See also:

    move

  3. To force to move or advance with or as if with blows or pressure

    4. See also:

    move

  4. To stir to action or feeling

    5. See also:

    excite

    cause

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Another word for propel

Verb
    2. See also:

    drive

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Sentence Examples

  • The ocean of water buoys or floats the ship, and the ocean of air, or part of it in motion, swells the sails which propel the ship. The moving air, which strikes the sails directly, strikes.

  • The figure-of-8 and kite-like action of the wing referred to lead us to explain how it happens that the wing, which in many instances is a comparatively small and delicate organ, can yet attack the air with such vigour as to extract from it the recoil necessary to elevate and propel the flying creature.

  • The water supports the bird, and the feet simply propel.

  • Babies and toddlers have no real fear of the water, and while they're obviously too young to learn proper swimming strokes, they will instinctively close their mouths and make motions to propel themselves through the water.

  • Iams, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, was founded by the Iams family in 1946, but it wasn't until 1982 that their kibble formula and marketing came together to propel the brand to national prominence.

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