Propel
Propel verb - To set or keep in motion.
Usage example: the aircraft is propelled by a pair of turboprop engines
Nearby Words: propelled, propelling
Work
Work verb - To set or keep in motion.
Usage example: this pump is worked by hand
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Shown Their Work: When Korso is about to escape a ship to reach his ship with Cale in the first half, he tells the latter to exhale and uses a fire extinguisher to propel them to his ship.
Source: Western Animation / Titan A.E. -
He may even want to stay, but usually there are forces at work that propel him home.
Source: The Hero's Journey -
These work equally well to propel him through air and water.
Source: Comic Book / Sub-Mariner
Cite this Source
Work and Propel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/propel/work
Propel & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/propel/work>.
Work or Propel. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/propel/work.
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