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.
Hear it pronounced