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Verb
S:
(v)
impel
,
force
(urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate)
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sister term
S:
(v)
cause
,
do
,
make
(give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally)
"cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
S:
(v)
make
,
create
(make or cause to be or to become)
"make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
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full troponym
phrasal verb
derivationally related form
sentence frame
derivationally related form
W:
(adj)
impulsive
[Related to:
impel
] (having the power of driving or impelling)
"a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force"
W:
(n)
impulsion
[Related to:
impel
] (a force that moves something along)
W:
(n)
force
[Related to:
force
] (a powerful effect or influence)
"the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"
sentence frame
S:
(v)
propel
,
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"
S:
(v)
kick
(drive or propel with the foot)
S:
(v)
drop-kick
,
dropkick
(drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal)
S:
(v)
place-kick
(kick (a ball) from a stationary position, in football)
S:
(v)
dropkick
,
drop-kick
(make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick)
S:
(v)
punt
(kick the ball)
S:
(v)
punt
,
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)
play
(shoot or hit in a particular manner)
"She played a good backhand last night"
S:
(v)
hook
(secure with the foot)
"hook the ball"
S:
(v)
foul
(hit a foul ball)
S:
(v)
foul out
(baseball: hit a ball such that it is caught from an out in foul territory)
S:
(v)
cannon
(make a cannon)
S:
(v)
clap
(strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise)
"clap two boards together"
S:
(v)
ground out
(make an out by hitting the ball on the ground)
S:
(v)
toe
(drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club)
S:
(v)
shank
(hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction)
S:
(v)
pitch
(hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin)
S:
(v)
fly
(hit a fly)
S:
(v)
snap
(put in play with a snap)
"snap a football"
S:
(v)
whang
(propel or hit with force)
"whang the ball"
S:
(v)
undercut
(strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot)
S:
(v)
putt
(strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter)
"he putted the ball several feet past the hole"
S:
(v)
heel
(strike with the heel of the club)
"heel a golf ball"
S:
(v)
toe
(hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club)
S:
(v)
bunker
(hit a golf ball into a bunker)
S:
(v)
bounce
(hit something so that it bounces)
"bounce a ball"
S:
(v)
bounce out
(bounce a ball so that it becomes an out)
S:
(v)
backhand
(hit a tennis ball backhand)
S:
(v)
pop
(hit a pop-fly)
"He popped out to shortstop"
S:
(v)
follow through
(carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball)
S:
(v)
shell
(hit the pitches of hard and regularly)
"He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
S:
(v)
ground
(hit onto the ground)
S:
(v)
ground
(hit a groundball)
"he grounded to the second baseman"
S:
(v)
top
(strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin)
S:
(v)
pull
(hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing)
"pull the ball"
S:
(v)
kill
(hit with great force)
"He killed the ball"
S:
(v)
kill
(hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games)
"She killed the ball"
S:
(v)
connect
(hit or play a ball successfully)
"The batter connected for a home run"
S:
(v)
drive
(hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally)
"drive a ball"
S:
(v)
drive
(strike with a driver, as in teeing off)
"drive a golf ball"
S:
(v)
hole
,
hole out
(hit the ball into the hole)
S:
(v)
bunt
,
drag a bunt
(hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance)
S:
(v)
snick
(hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat)
S:
(v)
racket
(hit (a ball) with a racket)
S:
(v)
dribble
,
carry
(propel)
"Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"
S:
(v)
slice
(hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction)
S:
(v)
hook
(hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left)
S:
(v)
single
(hit a single)
"the batter singled to left field"
S:
(v)
double
(hit a two-base hit)
S:
(v)
triple
(hit a three-base hit)
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derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
smash
(hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke)
S:
(v)
shoot
(throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective)
"shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"
S:
(v)
dunk
(make a dunk shot, in basketball)
"He dunked the ball"
S:
(v)
slam-dunk
(make a slam dunk; shoot a basketball in a slam dunk)
S:
(v)
break
(make the opening shot that scatters the balls)
S:
(v)
chip
(play a chip shot)
S:
(v)
carom
(make a carom)
S:
(v)
birdie
(shoot in one stroke under par)
S:
(v)
eagle
,
double birdie
(shoot two strokes under par)
"She eagled the hole"
S:
(v)
double bogey
(to shoot two strokes over par)
S:
(v)
bogey
(to shoot in one stroke over par)
S:
(v)
knuckle
(shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground)
S:
(v)
volley
(hit before it touches the ground)
"volley the tennis ball"
S:
(v)
croquet
(drive away by hitting with one's ball)
"croquet the opponent's ball"
S:
(v)
loft
(kick or strike high in the air)
"loft a ball"
S:
(v)
throw
(propel through the air)
"throw a frisbee"
S:
(v)
slam
,
flap down
(throw violently)
"He slammed the book on the table"
S:
(v)
ground
(throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage)
S:
(v)
prostrate
(throw down flat, as on the ground)
"She prostrated herself with frustration"
S:
(v)
hurl
,
hurtle
,
cast
(throw forcefully)
S:
(v)
crash
,
dash
(hurl or thrust violently)
"He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"
S:
(v)
precipitate
(hurl or throw violently)
"The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"
S:
(v)
sling
,
catapult
(hurl as if with a sling)
S:
(v)
bowl
(hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end)
S:
(v)
heave
(throw with great effort)
S:
(v)
pelt
,
bombard
(cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile)
"They pelted each other with snowballs"
S:
(v)
lapidate
(throw stones at)
"Pilgrims lapidate a stone pillar in commemoration of Abraham's temptation"
S:
(v)
snowball
(throw snowballs at)
S:
(v)
egg
(throw eggs at)
S:
(v)
defenestrate
(throw through or out of the window)
"The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President"
S:
(v)
deliver
,
pitch
(throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball)
"The pitcher delivered the ball"
S:
(v)
shy
(throw quickly)
S:
(v)
drive
(cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force)
"drive the ball far out into the field"
S:
(v)
deep-six
,
throw overboard
(throw from a boat)
S:
(v)
ridge
(throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides)
"He ridged his corn"
S:
(v)
jettison
(throw as from an airplane)
S:
(v)
fling
(throw with force or recklessness)
"fling the frisbee"
S:
(v)
flip
,
toss
,
sky
,
pitch
(throw or toss with a light motion)
"flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
S:
(v)
submarine
(throw with an underhand motion)
S:
(v)
lag
(throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins)
S:
(v)
throw back
,
toss back
(throw back with a quick, light motion)
"She tossed back her head"
S:
(v)
lob
(propel in a high arc)
"lob the tennis ball"
S:
(v)
chuck
,
toss
(throw carelessly)
"chuck the ball"
S:
(v)
skim
,
skip
,
skitter
(cause to skip over a surface)
"Skip a stone across the pond"
S:
(v)
juggle
(throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously)
S:
(v)
flip
,
flick
(cause to move with a flick)
"he flicked his Bic"
S:
(v)
pass
(throw (a ball) to another player)
"Smith passed"
S:
(v)
drive
(push, propel, or press with force)
"Drive a nail into the wall"
S:
(v)
launch
(propel with force)
"launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"
S:
(v)
float
(put into the water)
"float a ship"
S:
(v)
blast off
(launch with great force)
"the rockets were blasted off"
S:
(v)
catapult
(shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult)
"the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"
S:
(v)
project
,
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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derivationally related form
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