prope

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Propelled p. pr. & vb. n. Propelling. ] [ L. propellere, propulsum; pro forward + pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One who, or that which, propels. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A contrivance for propelling a steam vessel, usually consisting of a screw placed in the stern under water, and made to revolve by an engine; a propeller wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Propeller wheel, the screw, usually having two or more blades, used in propelling a vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. propendere, propensum; pro forward, forth + pendere to hang. See Pendent. ] To lean toward a thing; to be favorably inclined or disposed; to incline; to tend. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

We shall propend to it, as a stone falleth down. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Propensity. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Attentive deliberation. [ R. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. propendens, p. pr. ] Inclining forward or toward. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Propyl + ethylene. ] (Chem.) Same as Propylene. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. propensus, p. p. See Propend. ] Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone; as, women propense to holiness. Hooker. -- Pro*pense"ly, adv. -- Pro*pense"ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. propensio: cf. F. propension. See Propend, Propense. ] The quality or state of being propense; propensity. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

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Gave wings to my propension. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]