PROPEL meaning: Drive or push something forward

We found 31 dictionaries that define the word Propel:

General (26 matching dictionaries)

propel: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
propel: Merriam-Webster
propel: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
propel: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
propel: Collins English Dictionary
propel: Vocabulary.com
Propel, propel: Wordnik
propel: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
propel: Wiktionary
propel: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
propel: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
propel: Infoplease Dictionary
Propel, propel: Dictionary.com
propel: Online Etymology Dictionary
propel: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
PROPEL, Propel (PHP), Propel: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Propel: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
propel: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
propel: Rhymezone
propel: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
propel: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
propel: FreeDictionary.org
propel: Mnemonic Dictionary
propel: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)

propel: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

propel: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

PROPEL: Acronym Finder

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)

propel: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
propel: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (propel)

▸ verb: (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.
▸ verb: (transitive, figurative) To provide an impetus for nonphysical change; to cause to arrive to a certain situation or result.

Similar:

motivate, impel, incite, move, prompt, drive, carry, impulse, push, urge, more...

Opposite:

retard, inhibit, brake, decelerate

Types:

paddle, oar, sail, steam, electric, gas, wind, water, nuclear, rocket, more...

Phrases:

Propel Water, propel a boat, opposite of propel, to propel, propel food, more...

Adjectives:

self, solid, general, horizontal, composite, good

Colors:

blue, green, silver, red, orange, more...