Collocations for "propel"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "propel" in context.
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propel
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- propel the [vehicle, boat, craft, helicopter]
- use [solar, wind] energy to propel the [vehicle]
- propel [forward, upward, toward]
- propel the [vehicle] forward
- managed to propel herself forward
- uses his [legs, arms] to propel himself
- propelled to [30,000] feet
- propel [a business, the economy]
- [try, attempt] to propel the economy
- [measures, attempts] to propel the economy
- the [song, event] propelled him to fame