Word Finder - propel

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To provide an impetus for motion or physical action, to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive forward.

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To provide an impetus for non-physical change, to make to arrive to a certain situation or result.

The water supports the bird, and the feet simply propel.

He or she must actively use the arms and legs to propel the movement.

The ocean of water buoys or floats the ship, and the ocean of air, or part of it in motion, swells the sails which propel the ship. The moving air, which strikes the sails directly, strikes.

A given cormus may bear one or several nectocalyces, and by their contractions they propel the colony slowly along, like so many medusae harnessed together.

The force required to propel a balloon against even a moderate breeze would result in its destruction.

Studies have indicated efficiencies over 80 %, far greater than those achieved with the existing thrusters used to propel underwater vehicles.

Succumbing to the stress of losing your job or dealing with monetary hardship will only keep you from finding new work or propel you into further debt.

The typical Aries feels as though he has been put on earth to build and to propel.

Although she's been an international model and actress for many years, it took this ABC comedy to propel her stardom and make her a household name.

This can propel Taurus into a career where he must battle nature.

The combustion engine could propel wheels more efficiently than other options, and inventors used this innovation to power vehicles by steam, gasoline, and even electricity.

Self-propelled wheelchairs for those who are able to propel themselves using the hand rims attached to the large rear wheels.

Mario has ridden Yoshi, who then extended his tongue to eat and propel various items, including enemy characters.

Straighten your arms to propel yourself up as far as you can comfortably without locking your elbows.

Using your bent leg, propel yourself upward in a sudden, explosive motion as far as you can.

Not only does it get your heart rate up, swimming laps also tones your arms and legs as you work to propel your body through the water.

Keep your arms and legs moving fluidly to propel yourself from one end of the pool to the other.

Her big voice belied her young age and helped propel her first, self-titled album to number 57 on the Billboard Charts.

The latter consists of a framework carrying the hoisting barrel, with its driving motor and gearing, and a travelling motor, which is geared to the running wheels in such a manner as to be able to propel the whole machine; FIG.

It helps propel swimmers through the water with less drag.

However, a Virgo's perfectionism will propel this sign to try to improve the relationship.

Nearly universally, though, workout music can propel anyone through their routine, helping you over the humps.

The major label deal and the promotion that came with it helped propel the song off country music radio and onto the Top 40 charts.

These elements are coupled with high speeds to propel the vehicle fast enough to transcend the speed of light and sound.

This reduces drag and helps you propel your body through the water more quickly.

The Zhu Zhu Pets started with a line of popular toy hamsters that self propel across the floor and in their various toys and habitats.

The problems arising out of the special consideration of the power required to propel a railway train against the resistances opposing its motion, the way the power is applied to trains, the agent by means of which the power is exerted, are conveniently grouped together under the general heading of Locomotive Power.

The torque corresponding to this couple is F 1 X z D = 2µWID, and hence follows the fundamental relation, 2T = 2F 1 D = 2µWID, or if W now represents the weight supported by the axle, F will be the tractive force exerted on the frame by the two axle-boxes to propel the vehicle, and the more convenient relation is established, T=2FD=2µWD (3) If T has a greater value than this relation justifies the wheels will slip. F is called the " tractive force " at the rail.

From equation (3) it is clear that the wheels of the driving-axle must be heavily loaded in order that F may have a value sufficiently great to propel the train.

And again if a piece of steel is weighed in a delicate balance before and after magnetization, no change whatever in its weight can be detected; there is consequently no upward or downward resultant force due to magnetization; the contrary parallel forces acting upon the poles of the magnet are equal, constituting a couple, which may tend to turn the body, but not to propel it.

In a crude top-down view, you jammed on the buttons to propel the QB toward the end zone, avoiding defenders.

Children diagnosed with Hirschsprung's disease lack nerve cells (ganglia) in the large intestine, severely affecting the wavelike movements that propel material through the colon.

Swim fins propel swimmers through the water at accelerated speeds and give them advantages during friendly racing competitions.

They promote learning how to swim as the children propel themselves with their feet submerged in the water below.

Olivia Newton-John's video for Physical and movies like Footloose helped propel 80s legwarmers to even more popularity, but the fad largely died down by the mid-80s.

Another popular theory is that the alignment of Earth in the center of gravity will propel a geomagnetic shift that would create a solar bomb.

Activities such as cross-country skiing use not only your legs, but also your arms to propel you forward and your abdominal muscles to maintain your balance.

Wii Sports came with the Wii and helped propel over 21 million copies.

In other theories, a machine is used to simulate the vibrational patterns of the meditative human body to propel the machine and occupant into the past or the future.

In the traction trebuchet a large troop of men pulled down on ropes to propel the missile.

Each of the three chefs has two woks sitting on burners that look set to propel a minor version of Apollo XV into space.

The spherical particles are the second matter of Descartes, and their tendency to propel one another from the centre in straight lines towards the circumference of each vortex is what gives rise to the phenomenon of light radiating from the central star.

Behind the wings are two vertical fan wheels, furnished with oblique vanes, which are intended to propel the apparatus through the air.

A longitudinal ventilation system with jet fans mounted along the roof soffit was adopted to propel air in the direction of traffic flow.

She shifted to balance herself better, slinging one leg over his and the other foot on the ground, in case she had the chance to propel herself up.

If you propel the wheelchair yourself a tray will let you carry objects.

Babies and toddlers have no real fear of the water, and while they're obviously too young to learn proper swimming strokes, they will instinctively close their mouths and make motions to propel themselves through the water.

The album's major hits Legs, Sharp Dressed Man, and Gimme All Your Lovin', along with their accompanying videos, helped propel ZZ Top to the highest reaches of the pop music stratosphere.

A song that starts out slowly and begins to heat up could be placed in your playlist just as your warm up is ending, like Queen's "We Will Rock You" to help propel you forward into the routine.

Iams, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, was founded by the Iams family in 1946, but it wasn't until 1982 that their kibble formula and marketing came together to propel the brand to national prominence.