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oar
[awr, ohr]
noun
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
something resembling this or having a similar purpose.
a person who rows; oarsman.
verb (used with object)
to propel with or as if with oars; row.
to traverse or make (one's way) by, or as if by, rowing.
verb (used without object)
to row.
to move or advance as if by rowing.
oar
/ ɔː /
noun
a long shaft of wood for propelling a boat by rowing, having a broad blade that is dipped into and pulled against the water. Oars were also used for steering certain kinds of ancient sailing boats
short for oarsman
to interfere or interrupt
verb
to row or propel with or as if with oars
the two men were oaring their way across the lake
Other 51Թ Forms
- oarless adjective
- oarlike adjective
- ˈDzˌ adjective
- ˈDz adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of oar1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of oar1
Idioms and Phrases
rest on one's oars, to cease to make an effort; relax after exertion; stop working after success or completing a task.
Once he became president, he was content to rest on his oars.
put in one's oar, to meddle; interfere.
He put in his oar and was told to mind his own business.
Example Sentences
Umpire Matthew Pinsent stopped the race in the second minute after the Oxford boat drifted into Cambridge's path and their oars clashed.
We have no oars to steer, no one who knows how and millions of voters still think it’s a cheap thrill ride at a waterpark.
Slap the water with your paddle, oar or hand.
It was their influence that led him to first pick up an oar at Castle Dore Rowing Club.
You must know that his sword was as wide as the oars of a boat and could cut down a galloping warhorse.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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