5 definitions
for Propelling
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Propel \Pro*pel"\, v. t. [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.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
propelling
adj : 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 :
propel
v 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 :
propelling
See propel
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
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