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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

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

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

accelerator collapse: a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine; a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles; a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"

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

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"

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

ordering collapse: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"

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"

steering committee collapse: a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body

pole collapse: a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic; one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated; a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"; one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface; one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere; a native or inhabitant of Poland; deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole; support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans"

functioning collapse: performing or able to perform its regular function; "a functioning flashlight"

partake collapse: consume; "She didn't touch her food all night"; have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"; have some of the qualities or attributes of something

handling collapse: the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means; manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something

contribute collapse: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"; be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

accounting collapse: a system that provides quantitative information about finances; a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"; a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts

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