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oar
a long pole used to row a boat
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oar
(ôr)n.
1. A long, thin pole with a blade at one end, inserted into an oarlock and used to row or steer a boat.
2. A person who rows a boat, especially in a race.
v. oared, oar·ing, oars
v.tr.
1. To propel with or as if with oars or an oar.
2. To traverse with or as if with oars or an oar: an hour to oar the strait.
v.intr.
To move forward by or as if by rowing: oared strongly across the finish line.
[Middle English or, from Old English ār.]
oared adj.
oar′less adj.
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oar
(ɔː)n
1. (Nautical Terms) 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
2. (Rowing) short for oarsman
3. put one's oar in to interfere or interrupt
vb
to row or propel with or as if with oars: the two men were oaring their way across the lake.
[Old English ār, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse ār]
ˈoarless adj
ˈoarˌlike adj
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oar
(ɔr, oʊr)n.
1. a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
2. oarsman.
v.t. 3. to propel with or as if with oars; row.
v.i. 4. to row.
[before 900; Middle English ore, Old English ār, c. Old Norse ār]
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oar
Past participle: oared
Gerund: oaring
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| Noun | 1. |  oar - an implement used to propel or steer a boatimplement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end boat paddle, paddle - a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat scull - each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman scull - a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward |
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oar
nounstick your oar in interfere, intervene, get involved, meddle, butt in, poke your nose in (informal), put your two cents in (U.S. slang) Keep out of this - nobody asked you to stick your oar in.
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Translations
مِجْدَافٌمِجْذاف
veslo
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veslo
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オール
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veslo
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ไม้พาย
mái chèo
oar
[ɔːʳ] N1. (= paddle) → remo m
to ship the oars → desarmar los remos
to lie or rest on one's oars → dejar de remar (fig) → descansar, dormir sobre sus laureles
to put or shove one's oar in → entrometerse, meter las narices
to ship the oars → desarmar los remos
to lie or rest on one's oars → dejar de remar (fig) → descansar, dormir sobre sus laureles
to put or shove one's oar in → entrometerse, meter las narices
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
oar
[ˈɔːr] n → aviron m, rame fto put one's oar in, to shove one's oar in (fig) → mettre son grain de sel
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oar
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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oar
(oː) noun a long piece of wood with a flat end for rowing a boat.
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oar
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