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Definition of propelled - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
movementdriven or moved forward
- The boat was propelled by a small motor.
- The rocket was propelled by powerful engines.
- The athlete was propelled by sheer determination.
Expressions with propelled
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moving very quickly like a rocket
The rocket-propelled car broke the speed record.
moved by a jet engine or very fast like a jet
The jet-propelled car broke the speed record.
provided with its own source of tractive power
The self-propelled car revolutionized transportation.
Origin of propelled
Latin, propellere (to drive forward)
Terms with propelled included in their meaning
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transportation
two-wheeled vehicle propelled by pedals
child's toy
small platform with two wheels and a handle, propelled by foot
weather
be propelled by an air current
transportation
small narrow boat propelled with paddles
non-motorized vehicle
non-motorized scooter propelled by a rider's push-off from the ground
watercraft
boat propelled mainly by sails
liquid
propelled in a narrow stream with force
physics
object propelled through space by force
boating
long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled with a pole
space travel
spacecraft propelled by rockets
watercraft
boat propelled by sails
military
cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile
backyard rocket
toy rocket propelled by water and air pressure
launched
propelled through the air by force
railway
self-propelled engine moving trains on tracks
wheeled vehicle
self-propelled vehicle with wheels not on rails
rowing contest
race between boats propelled by sculls
propulsion
propelled by turbine engines
guided weapon
rocket-propelled weapon with fixed or guided path
transportation
vehicle propelled by chemical reactions
movement
propelled suddenly or forcefully
high-speed
vehicle propelled by rocket engines
acr: rocket-propelled grenade
weapon that launches grenades using a rocket
transportation
self-propelled wheeled vehicle not running on rails
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- French:propulsé, ...
- German:angetrieben, ...
- Italian:spinto, ...
- Spanish:propulsado, ...
- Portuguese:movido, ...
- Chinese:推进的, ...
- Japanese:推進された, ...
- Arabic:مَدْفُوع, ...
- Hebrew:מוּנָע, ...
- Russian:движимый, ...
- Ukrainian:рухомий, ...
- Hindi:चालित, ...
Definition of propel - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
cause movementcause to move in a particular direction
- His ambition will propel him to the top of his career..
2.
figurative changedrive someone to a particular situation or result
- Her passion propelled her to success.
Origin of propel
Latin, pro (forward) + pellere (to drive)
Examples of propel in a sentence
She used a motor to propel the vehicle. The coach's advice propelled the team to victory. His determination propelled him into a new career.
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- French:pousser, ...
- German:antreiben, vorantreiben, ...
- Italian:spingere, guidare, ...
- Spanish:impulsar, ...
- Portuguese:impulsionar, levar, ...
- Chinese:推动, 驱使, ...
- Japanese:駆り立てる, 促す, ...
- Arabic:دَفَعَ, حَفَّز, ...
- Hebrew:לְהָנִיעַ, לִדְחוֹף, ...
- Russian:продвигать, привести, ...
- Ukrainian:штовхати, спонукати, ...
- Hindi:आगे बढ़ाना, किसी को किसी नतीजे तक पहुँचा देना, ...
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