impetus

English Thesaurus

1. the act of applying force suddenly (noun.act)

hypernym	:	drive, driving force, thrust,
definition	:	the act of applying force to propel something (noun.act)

2. a force that moves something along (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	force,
definition	:	(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity (noun.phenomenon)

3. the act of applying force suddenly (noun.act)

derivation	:	impel, propel,
definition	:	cause to move forward with force (verb.contact)

4. a force that moves something along (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	force, impel,
definition	:	urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate (verb.creation)

derivation	:	drift,
definition	:	cause to be carried by a current (verb.motion)

derivation	:	be adrift, blow, drift, float,
definition	:	be in motion due to some air or water current (verb.motion)

5. the act of applying force suddenly (noun.act)

derivation	:	impel, propel,
definition	:	cause to move forward with force (verb.contact)

6. a force that moves something along (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	force, impel,
definition	:	urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate (verb.creation)

derivation	:	drift,
definition	:	cause to be carried by a current (verb.motion)

derivation	:	be adrift, blow, drift, float,
definition	:	be in motion due to some air or water current (verb.motion)

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