- propulsion
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)Driving forwardNouns2. propeller, driver, turbine (see power); shooter, archer, bowman, rifleman, marksman, pitcher; good shot, crack shot, sharpshooter.Verbs — propel, project, throw, fling, cast, pitch, chuck, toss, jerk, heave, shy, hurl; dart, lance, tilt; jet, squirt, spurt, ejaculate; fulminate, bolt, drive, sling, pitchfork; send; send, let, or fire off; discharge, shoot; launch, catapult, send forth; let fly; dash; put or set in motion; set going, start; give a start, give an impulse to; impel, expel, put to flight, send flying, put [a shot].Adjectives — propelled, propelling, propulsive, projectile; self-propelled, automotive, automobile.II(Roget's IV) n.Syn. push, impulsion, impetus, momentum, drive; see also thrust 3 .III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.force, driving force, energy, power, thrust, accelerating force, push.
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