All 13 Uses
propel
in
The Bourne Identity
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- He felt rushing cold water envelop him, swallowing him, sucking him under, and twisting him in circles, then propelling him up to the surface-only to gasp a single breath of air.†
Chpt 1propelling = causing something to move forward
- Jason propelled the Frenchman in front of him through the doors.†
Chpt 5propelled = caused something to move forward
- He restrained his desire to propel her forward, away from the moving trap that was closing in.†
Chpt 5propel = to cause something to move forward
- Bourne opened the door, propelling her through it in front of him.†
Chpt 5propelling = causing something to move forward
- She gasped, the pain sudden and excruciating; she sobbed, expelling breath, allowing him to propel her forward.†
Chpt 5propel = to cause something to move forward
- He propelled her to the staircase and forced her to descend with him, using her for support, his right hand holding the gun.†
Chpt 7propelled = caused something to move forward
- She had sat in a chair facing a blank wall, thinking about Jason, about the madness of the last eight days that had propelled her into an insanity beyond her understanding.†
Chpt 14
- He threw the money on the counter, grabbed two papers, and propelled her down the dark, rainsoaked street.†
Chpt 18 *
- Holding on, he slipped his foot into the recess and propelled himself further up the drain.†
Chpt 24
- Let's take a walk," said Jason, gently propelling her.†
Chpt 27propelling = causing something to move forward
- Bourne propelled him through the doorframe, stepped inside and closed the door.†
Chpt 27propelled = caused something to move forward
- Jason spun again and lurched again, propelling himself forward, throwing everything in his path out of his way, racing in the direction of the assassin.†
Chpt 29propelling = causing something to move forward
- Bourne crept out from behind the gravestone, hands and knees propelling him over the wet grass until he was within six feet of the man.†
Chpt 32
Definitions:
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(1)
(propel) cause to move forward (to push or encourage)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)