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Meanings of propel in English

Portuguese
motivar
Spanish
motivar

Give an incentive for action.

        motivar
        Russian
        пропэль

        Nationalist political party in Wales.

              Related terms
              пропэль
              Portuguese
              propulsar
              Catalan
              impulsar
              Spanish
              impulsar

              Cause to move forward with force.

                    propulsar
                    Usage of propel in English
                    1
                    Designers create solutions -the products and services that propel us forward.
                    Wired
                    2
                    Such systems use energy recovered during braking to help propel the car.
                    Wired
                    3
                    The event aimed to empower women and propel dialogue surrounding community violence.
                    Ebony
                    4
                    Its steady work eventually earned enough respect to propel Mursi to power.
                    Reuters
                    5
                    Tells how the scramble for money can propel legislation or paralyze it.
                    The new yorker
                    6
                    The Kings used a 43-point third quarter to propel them to victory.
                    Reuters
                    7
                    They had become handles for people to use to propel me along.
                    Sister Mine
                    8
                    Enough to propel me to set my precious cup of coffee down.
                    A taste of magic
                    9
                    The tubes would nearly hide the structure they were designed to propel.
                    Space Platform
                    10
                    But the engine cannot propel the car without engaging the electric motors.
                    Reuters
                    11
                    Trump's victory in Wisconsin in 2016 helped propel him to the presidency.
                    Radio NZ
                    12
                    They will pay for your retirement and will propel the country forward.
                    The Irish Times
                    13
                    Gusts of mountain wind already threatened to propel them from their perch.
                    Frontier fury
                    14
                    He reached out a hand to propel Chane toward the front entrance.
                    Sister of the dead
                    15
                    That unlikely victory would propel Verona towards a relegation tie-breaker with Reggina.
                    The Guardian
                    16
                    Faster and faster she whirled, letting her arms propel her, whirling her.
                    Helen of troy
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                    Translations for propel
                    Propel through the time
                    Propel across language varieties
                    Ireland
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Common
                    United Kingdom
                    Less common