Reverse Dictionary: PROPEL

ADJECTIVES
1387 — WIND-DRIVEN propelled or carried by the wind
1523 — WELL-DRIVEN of an object: propelled into something thoroughly or with great force
1585 — PROPULSORY having the quality of propelling or driving something forward
1644 — PROPELLANT propelling; capable of pushing or moving something in a particular direction
1648 — PROPULSIVE having the quality of propelling, or the tendency to propel something
1651 — PROJECTED propelled thrown forwards or onwards
1696 — PROJECTILE propelling; driving forwards or onwards
1697 — PROJECTIVE propelling, throwing forwards or onwards


NOUNS
1577 — FLIRT a flicking motion made with the fingernail released from the thumb, used to propel an object
1654 — PROJECTILE an object projected or propelled through the air, etc.
1654 — PROPELLANT an agent that propels something
1678 — PROGRESSION a propelling or moving of something → obs.
1834 — PROPULSIVE an agent that propels something
1890 — PROPELMENT a propelling; propulsion


VERBS
1000 ADRIVE of the sea, wind, a storm, etc.: to propel, to carry along → obs.
1000 DRIVE of the wind, a current, etc. : to propel something along
1325 SHOVE of wind, etc.: to drive, propel, impel → obs.
1400 DING to propel with a blow or push
1582 FLIRT to propel an object by flicking it with the finger or thumb; to propel or throw with a jerk or sudden, quick movement
1611 IMPEL to propel; to cause to move onward
1684 EXPLOSE to expel or propel forcibly or suddenly → obs.
1707 WAFT of the wind: to propel a vessel safely
1720 PROPULSE to propel; to push forward or onward
1825 PAT to propel a ball with the stroke of the hand
1845 GOOSE-PADDLE to propel by paddling like a goose
1866 PLUFF to propel or blow something from the mouth or through a tube → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1883 PENDULE to propel oneself by means of swinging
1884 PLUNK to propel or force, esp. a projectile, with a sudden push → colloq.
1888 PUNK to force, thrust, or propel in a specified direction → US
1911 CANNONBALL to propel rapidly and powerfully → chiefly Sport usage
1913 BUMPETY-BUMP BUMPITY-BUMP to move or propel something with repeated bumps → colloq.
1925 WHAM to propel with great force by hitting, kicking, throwing, etc. → colloq.
1927 SHIVER to propel, to throw, to fire → Amer. dial.