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propelpro‧pel /prəˈpel/ verb (past tense and past participle propelled, present participle propelling) [transitive]   propelOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin propellere, from pellere ‘to drive’ VERB TABLEpropel |
| Present | I, you, we, they | propel | | he, she, it | propels | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | propelled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have propelled | | he, she, it | has propelled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had propelled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will propel | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have propelled |
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| Present | I | am propelling | | he, she, it | is propelling | | you, we, they | are propelling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was propelling | | you, we, they | were propelling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been propelling | | he, she, it | has been propelling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been propelling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be propelling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been propelling |
- Four jet engines propel the 8,300-ton ship.
- Rachel's stunning good looks helped propel her to stardom.
- The pelican's strong legs and webbed feet propel it in water.
- An aircraft wanders through the upper atmosphere bee-like, propelled by loneliness.
- Even a diminished Magic should be enough to propel the Lakers into championship contention.
- Exquisitely judged dynamics propelled the third movement.
- Firefighters reported seeing burning embers on some slopes being propelled as much as a mile in front of the flames.
- Many predict that electronic commerce will propel global computer networks from the fringe into the core of business.
- This soldier carries a hand gun, a simple firearm which can propel a lead or stone shot with considerable velocity.
when a sudden force throws someone or something through the air► throw: throw somebody/something into/off/out of etc something · The blast from the explosion threw debris high up into the air.· I was cycling home when I got hit by a car and thrown off my bike.· A small plane was lifted up and thrown across the tarmac by a freak gust of wind. ► send somebody/something flying to make someone or something suddenly move forward or through the air: · He swung round suddenly, sending the papers on his desk flying.· Her foot caught on something on the ground. Whatever it was, it sent her flying. ► catapult/propel to suddenly push someone or something very hard so that they move extremely quickly through the air: catapult somebody/something into/over/out of etc something: · The car crashed into a tree and the driver was catapulted through the windshield.· I felt myself being propelled into the air by the force of the explosion. ► pitch if something such as a strong wind or a sudden movement pitches someone off a boat or a high place, it makes them fall off it: pitch somebody into/over/out of etc something: · A sudden gust of wind pitched him off the ledge and he was left hanging by his safety rope.· Two of the crew were pitched overboard when a big wave hit their ship. VERB► help· The recession that helped propel Clinton to the White House is long gone.· It's a wooden object, about six-by-eight feet, with rope to help propel a projectile.· John F.. Kennedy that helped propel the handsome young Massachusetts Democrat to a narrow victory. 1to move, drive, or push something forward → propulsion:  a boat propelled by a small motor One of our students was unable to propel her wheelchair up the ramp.propel yourself along/through etc She used the sticks to propel herself along.2written to make someone move in a particular direction, especially by pushing them: He took her arm and propelled her towards the door.3to move someone into a new situation or make them do somethingpropel somebody to/into something The film propelled her to stardom. Company directors were propelled into action. |