 5 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
propelling
adjective: tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for
submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater
its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats
of propulsive thought" [syn: {propellant}, {propellent},
{propulsive}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
propel
verb
1: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
[syn: {impel}]
2: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my
career" [syn: {motivate}, {actuate}, {move}, {prompt}, {incite}]
[also: {propelling}, {propelled}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
propelling
See {propel}
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Propel \Pro*pel"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Propelled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Propelling}.] [L. propellere, propulsum; pro forward +
pellere to drive. See {Pulse} a beating.]
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.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "propelling":
active, bunt, butt, drive, driving, driving force, impelling,
impulsion, in motion, mobile, motile, motivational, motive,
motive power, motor, moving, propellant, propelment, propulsion,
propulsive, propulsory, pulsion, pulsive, push, pushing, shove,
shoving, shunt, stirring, thrust, transitional, traveling
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