rowing (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *rowing*:
NOUN	act	rowing, row	the act of rowing as a sport

rowing > pronunciation
Sounds	row'ihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *rowing*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of rowing as a sport.
Synonym	row
Parts	feather, feathering	Turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
Narrower	crab	A stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
Narrower	sculling	rowing by a single oarsman in a racing shell
Broader	sport, athletics	An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
Spanish	remar, remo
Catalan	rem
Verbs	row	propel with oars

HyperDic: rowing