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propel
English
Etymology
Historically (late Middle English) meant "expel, drive out". Borrowed from Latin propell?, from pro- (“forward”) and pell? (“I push, I move”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /p???p?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Verb
propel (third-person singular simple present propels, present participle propelling, simple past and past participle propelled)
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action, to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive forward.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter V
- When it had advanced from the wood, it hopped much after the fashion of a kangaroo, using its hind feet and tail to propel it, and when it stood erect, it sat upon its tail.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter V
- (transitive, figuratively) To provide an impetus for non-physical change, to make to arrive to a certain situation or result.
- 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 265e.
- I can discern your nature and see that even without any arguments (logoi) from me it will propel you to what you say you are drawn towards,
- 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 265e.
Synonyms
- (either): drive, push
Antonyms
- (either): stay, halt, stop
- (cause to move): rest
Derived terms
- propeller
Related terms
- propulsion
Translations
Anagrams
- lopper
Danish
Alternative forms
- (rare) propeller
Etymology
From English propeller.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prop?l/, [p???o?p?l?]
Noun
propel c (singular definite propellen, plural indefinite propeller)
- propeller (mechanical device used to propel)
Inflection
See also
- propel on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
propel From the web:
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gondolier
English
Etymology
From Italian gondoliere, through French gondolier. Surface analysis: gondola +? -ier.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???nd??l??(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /???nd??l??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Noun
gondolier (plural gondoliers)
- A boatperson who propels a gondola, especially in Venice.
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Negroloid
French
Noun
gondolier m (plural gondoliers, feminine gondolière)
- gondolier
gondolier From the web:
- gondolier meaning
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- what do gondoliers sing
- what do gondoliers wear
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- what a gondolier holds crossword
- what is gondolier hat
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