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ply the oar

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scull collapse: a racing shell that is propelled by sculls; each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman; a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward; propel with sculls; "scull the boat"

punt collapse: (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game"; an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole; propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"; kick the ball

oar collapse: an implement used to propel or steer a boat

knuckle down collapse

paddle collapse: a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat; an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board; a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel; small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games; stir with a paddle; propel with a paddle; "paddle your own canoe"; swim like a dog in shallow water

membranous collapse: characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane); "membranous gastritis"; relating to or made of or similar to a membrane; "membranous lining"

lamellate collapse

laminated collapse

layered collapse: with one layer on top of another; "superimposed rocks"

bear down collapse: exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"; pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background"; exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"; contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery

go all out collapse: perform a task as well as possible; "The cast gives full measure every night"

lay to collapse

foliated collapse

stratified collapse: deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock"

give way collapse: end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

force upon collapse

boatman collapse: someone who drives or rides in a boat

yachtsman collapse: sails a yacht

oarsman collapse: someone who rows a boat

ferryman collapse: a man who operates a ferry

gondolier collapse: a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola

sculler collapse: someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)

pace collapse: a step in walking or running; the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"; the rate of moving (especially walking or running); measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"; regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"; walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall"; go at a pace; "The horse paced"

two ply collapse

feather collapse: turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls; the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds; turn the oar, while rowing; turn the paddle; in canoeing; cover or fit with feathers; join tongue and groove, in carpentry

participate collapse: share in something

row collapse: a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row"; an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line; "a row of chairs"; a linear array of numbers side by side; a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally); "a mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds"; "rows of barbed wire protected the trenches"; propel with oars; "row the boat across the lake"

endeavor collapse: attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

enter into collapse

leafy collapse: having or covered with leaves; "leafy trees"; "leafy vegetables"

make the scene collapse

insist collapse: assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"; be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

triplex collapse

ruche collapse

hump collapse

utilize collapse: convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)

sit in on collapse

chip in collapse

galley slave collapse: a slave condemned to row in a galley

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