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Rowing
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act or practice of propelling a boat by means of oars. See
row
,
transitive verb
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verb.
Present participle of
row
.
noun.
The action of the verb to
row
.
noun.
The action of propelling a boat with oars.
noun.
The rowing of
boats
as a
competitive
sport.
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noun.
the act of rowing as a sport
Word Usage
"His interest in rowing was ignited at the age of 12 at Latymer upper school in Hammersmith, where he also played rugby with a young Hugh Grant."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
athletics
sport
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
crab
sculling
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Boeing
bestowing
blowing
bowing
crowing
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
boating
canoeing
circumnavigation
coasting
cruising
verb-stem
row