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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
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • 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
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    crab  sculling  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Synonym
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    verb-stem
    row