dayung — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
dayung is used for these senses in English:
- oar A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.
- paddle (transitive) To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
- pectoral fin (ichthyology) Either of two fins located on each side of a fish just behind the head.
oar — full definition
- noun A long pole with a flat blade used to row or steer a boat.
- verb To row using oars.
paddle — full definition
- noun A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel and steer a small boat.
- verb To move a small boat through water using a paddle.
- verb To wade or splash about playfully in shallow water.