Propel

ahd-5
  • transitive verb. To cause to move forward or onward. synonym: push.
  • transitive verb. To cause to develop or progress.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To drive forward; move or cause to move on; urge or press onward by force.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move, or cause to move
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To cause to move in a certain direction.
  • verb. To make to arrive to a certain situation or result.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. give an incentive for action
  • verb. cause to move forward with force
    • Word Usage
    "If you open up the tools of social media and are willing to be transparent with your customers, they will help you spread the word and propel your business."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    rest  
    cross-reference
    project  push  thrust  
    Form
    propelled  propelling  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cause  do  make  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adel  Adele  Bel  Bell  Belle  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    12b-1  burster  omit  reinstallation  steel-cutting  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    actuate  advance  animate  bowl  bunt  
    variant
    propelled  propelling  
    verb-form
    propell  propelled  propelling  propels  
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