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Verb
S:
(v)
impel
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force
(urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate)
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(v)
cause
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do
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make
(give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally)
"cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
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(v)
make
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create
(make or cause to be or to become)
"make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
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S:
(v)
propel
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impel
(cause to move forward with force)
"Steam propels this ship"
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S:
(v)
flip
(move with a flick or light motion)
S:
(v)
rocket
(propel with a rocket)
S:
(v)
carry
(propel or give impetus to)
"The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
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(v)
kick
(drive or propel with the foot)
S:
(v)
punt
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pole
(propel with a pole)
"pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
S:
(v)
hit
(cause to move by striking)
"hit a ball"
S:
(v)
throw
(propel through the air)
"throw a frisbee"
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S:
(v)
drive
(push, propel, or press with force)
"Drive a nail into the wall"
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(v)
launch
(propel with force)
"launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"
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(v)
catapult
(shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult)
"the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"
S:
(v)
project
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send off
(throw, send, or cast forward)
"project a missile"
S:
(v)
loft
(propel through the air)
"The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air"
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