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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Propel

/prəp-ĕl'/ · Pro·pel · IPA /pɹəˈpɛl/
01 v. t. 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 …
imp. & p. p. Propelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Propelling
  1. 1.
    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.