Propelling

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Propel \Pro*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propelled}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Propelling}.] [L. propellere, propulsum; pro forward +
     pellere to drive. See {Pulse} a beating.]
     To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move,
     or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls
     are propelled by gunpowder.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  propelling
       adj : tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for
             submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater
             its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats
             of propulsive thought" [syn: {propellant}, {propellent},
              {propulsive}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  propel
       v 1: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
            [syn: {impel}]
       2: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my
          career" [syn: {motivate}, {actuate}, {move}, {prompt}, {incite}]
       [also: {propelling}, {propelled}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  propelling
       See {propel}

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "propelling":
     active, bunt, butt, drive, driving, driving force, impelling,
     impulsion, in motion, mobile, motile, motivational, motive,
     motive power, motor, moving, propellant, propelment, propulsion,
     propulsive, propulsory, pulsion, pulsive, push, pushing, shove,
     shoving, shunt, stirring, thrust, transitional, traveling