We use 'propel' when something moves or is pushed forward by a force. It means to make an object go ahead or move faster.
The boat is propelled by a motor.
Wind propels the leaves on the ground.
People can be 'propelled' by feelings or ideas that make them act or move forward in their lives or decisions.
Hope propelled her to keep trying.
Fear can propel people to act fast.
Machines like rockets or engines are 'propelled' when power or energy moves them forward or upward.
The rocket is propelled by fuel combustion.
Engines propel airplanes through the sky.
Some devices, like propellers and jets, move things by pushing with force in one direction to cause movement.
A propeller blade propels the ship forward.
Water jets propel the submarine underwater.
We can say something 'propels' a process if it quickly causes it to begin or move forward faster.
New laws propelled economic growth fast.
Innovation propelled the company ahead.
In sports, 'propel' means to move an object like a ball or yourself forward using force or energy.
He propelled the ball into the goal.
Swimmers use their legs to propel themselves.
