PROPELS

Verb

propels

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of propel

Anagrams

• loppers

Source: Wiktionary


PROPEL

Pro*pel", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Propelling.] Etym: [L. propellere, propulsum; pro forward + pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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