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Impel

To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.

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Manner of action 13

Carry 76% connected

To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.

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Catapult 76% connected

An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.

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Drive 76% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Flip 76% connected

A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.

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Hit 76% connected

It.

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Kick 76% connected

To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

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Launch 76% connected

To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.

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Loft 76% connected

That which is lifted up; an elevation.

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Pole 76% connected

A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

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Project 76% connected

The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth.

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Punt 76% connected

To play at basset, baccara, faro. or omber; to gamble.

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Rocket 76% connected

A cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad.

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Throw 76% connected

Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.

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Cause 76% connected

That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.

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Displace 76% connected

To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library ar…

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Derivationally related 8

Actuation 74% connected

A bringing into action; movement.

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Actuation 74% connected

A bringing into action; movement.

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Force 74% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Force 74% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Propeller 74% connected

One who, or that which, propels.

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Propeller 74% connected

One who, or that which, propels.

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Propulsive 74% connected

Tending, or having power, to propel; driving on; urging.

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Propulsive 74% connected

Tending, or having power, to propel; driving on; urging.

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Synonym 2

Force 92% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Propel 92% connected

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.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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