| NOUN | act | driving force, drive, thrust | the act of applying force to propel something |
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| Meaning | The act of applying force to propel something. | |
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| Synonyms | drive, thrust | |
| Narrower | firewall | (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust |
| impulse, impulsion, impetus | The act of applying force suddenly | |
| Broader | propulsion, actuation | The act of propelling |
| Spanish | empuje, fuerza, impulso | |
| Catalan | impuls | |
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