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1.                 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.
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