Propel
Pronunciation : Pro*pel"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. propellere, propulsum; pro forward + pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Propelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Propelling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913