Overview of verb propel

The verb propel has 2 senses

• propel, impel -- (cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship")


• motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite -- (give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career")

Overview of adj propelling

The adj propelling has 1 sense

• propellant, propellent, propelling, propulsive -- (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")