oar

oar

a long pole used to row a boat

Not to be confused with:

o'er – over

ore – a mineral from which a metal can be extracted for profit

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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.

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[Middle English or, from Old English ār.]

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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

Imperative

oar

oar

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

oar - an implement used to propel or steer a boat vane, blade - flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water implement - 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 sweep oar, sweep - a long oar used in an open boat

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oar

noun

stick 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

åre

Ruder

κουπί

remo

aer

airo

rameaviron

משוט

veslo

evezõevező

ár

remointromettersi

オール

노

remus

irklas

airis

riemroeispaan

åre

wiosło

remo

весло

veslo

åra

ไม้พาย

kürek

mái chèo

桨橹

oar

[ɔːʳ] N

1. (= 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

2. (= person) → remero/a m/f
to be a good oar → ser buen remero, remar bien

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oar

[ˈɔː^r] n → aviron m, rame f
to put one's oar in, to shove one's oar in (fig) → mettre son grain de sel

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

oar

n

→ Ruder nt, → Riemen m (spec); to pull at the oars → sich in die Riemen legen; he always has to put or stick his oar in (fig inf) → er muss (aber auch) immer mitmischen (inf); to rest on one’s oars (fig) → langsamer treten (inf)

(= person) → Ruderer m, → Ruderin f

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oar

[ɔːʳ] n → remo
to put or shove one's oar in (fig) (fam) → impicciarsi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

oar

(oː) noun

a long piece of wood with a flat end for rowing a boat. roeispaan مِجْذاف гребло remo veslo das Ruder åre κουπίremo aer پارو airo aviron, rameמשוט चप्‍पू veslo evező dayung ár remo オール 노, 노의 구실을 하는 것 irklas airis dayung roeiriemårewiosło پارو remo vâslă, ramă весло veslo veslo veslo åra ไม้พาย kürek 槳，櫓 весло پتوار mái chèo 桨，橹

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oar

→ مِجْدَافٌ veslo åre Ruder κουπί remo airo rame veslo remo オール 노 roeispaan åre wiosło remo весло åra ไม้พาย kürek mái chèo 桨

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