actuation
Noun
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The act of propelling (synset 100045991)
subtypes:
- launch, launching - the act of propelling with force
- launching - the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
- drive, driving force, thrust - the act of applying force to propel something
- bowl, roll - the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
- throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
- push, pushing - the act of applying force in order to move something away
- pull, pulling - the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
- heave, lift, raise - the act of raising something
- ejection, expulsion, forcing out, projection - the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
- jump, jumping - the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
- lob - the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc
- rolling, wheeling - propelling something on wheels
- shooting, shot - the act of firing a projectile
- dribble, dribbling - the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
same as: propulsion
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