boat (b t)n. 1. a. A relatively small, usually open craft of a size that might be carried aboard a ship. b. An inland vessel of any size. c. A ship or submarine. 2. A dish shaped like a boat: a sauce boat. v. boat·ed, boat·ing, boats v.intr. 1. To travel by boat. 2. To ride a boat for pleasure. v.tr. Idiom: 1. To transport by boat. 2. To place in a boat. in the same boat In the same situation as another or others. [Middle English bot, from Old English b  t; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.] |
boat
Noun
1. a small vessel propelled by oars, paddle, sails, or motor
2. Informal a ship
3. See gravy boat, sauce boat
4. in the same boat sharing the same problems
5. miss the boat to lose an opportunity
6. rock the boat Informal to cause a disturbance in the existing situation
Verb
to travel or go in a boat, esp. as recreation [Old English bāt]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  boat - a small vessel for travel on water ark - a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood boat whistle - a whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warning bumboat - a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor canal boat, narrow boat, narrowboat - a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals ferry, ferryboat - a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule fireboat - a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront gondola - long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice guard boat - a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships gunboat - a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols junk - any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails longboat - the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel lugger - small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails Mackinaw boat, mackinaw - a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes mooring line, mooring - (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place painter - a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing) pilot boat - a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships police boat - a boat used by harbor police pontoon - (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge punt - an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole river boat - a boat used on rivers or to ply a river scow - any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends sea boat - a boat that is seaworthy; that is adapted to the open seas small boat - a boat that is small steamboat - a boat propelled by a steam engine surfboat - a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation passenger, rider - a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it sculler - someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward) wear round, tack - turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked" scull - propel with sculls; "scull the boat" |
| 2. |  boat - a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauceargyle, argyll - a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm dish - a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present" | |
| Verb | 1. | boat - ride in a boat on water motorboat - ride in a motorboat yacht - travel in a yacht sail - travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on" row - propel with oars; "row the boat across the lake" canoe - travel by canoe; "canoe along the canal" kayak - travel in a small canoe; "we kayaked down the river" paddle - propel with a paddle; "paddle your own canoe" ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" |
boat
noun vessel, ship, craft, barge (informal) barque (poetic) in the same boat in the same situation, alike, even, together, equal, on a par, on equal or even terms, on the same or equal footing miss the boat miss your chance or opportunity, miss out, be too late, lose out, blow your chance (informal) rock the boat (Informal) cause trouble, protest, object, dissent, make waves (informal) throw a spanner in the works, upset the apple cart
Translations
n boat [bəut]
1 a small vessel for travelling over water We'll cross the stream by boat. boot قارب، قارِب، زَوْرَق، مَرْكَب лодка loďka, člun båd; fartøj das Boot βάρκα barco, barca, embarcación paat قایق vene bateau סִירָה नाव čamac csónak perahu bátur barca ボート 보트 valtis laiva bot boot båt, fartøy łódź barco barcă лодка čln čoln čamac båt เรือ kayık, filika, sandal 小船 човен چھوٹی کشتی ، ناؤ thuyền 小船
2 a larger vessel for the same purpose; a ship to cross the Atlantic in a passenger boat. skip سَفينَه кораб loď skib das Schiff πλοίο barco, navío, buque laev کشتی بزرگ laiva navire סְפִינָה पोत barka hajó kapal skip nave 船 기선 laivas kuģis kapal schip skip statek navio şalupă; navă корабль loď ladja brod båt เรือ gemi, vapur 大輪船 пароплав بڑی کشتی ، جہاز tàu 大轮船
3 a serving-dish shaped like a boat a gravy-boat. souskom صحِن شبيه الزَّوْرَق: شَخْتور съд с форма на лодка omáčník (ve tvaru člunu) sovseskål die Soßenschüssel πιάτο που έχει σχήμα βάρκας, σαλτσιέρα salsera kastmekann ظرف قایق شکل kulho saucière צָלָחַת הָגָשָה בְּצוּרַת סִירָה किश्तीनुमा बरतन zdjelica za umak (mártásos) csésze mangkuk tempat kuah (sósu)skál vasetto (a forma di barca) 舟形の器 배 모양의 그릇 laivo formos indas (laiviņveidīgs) trauks mangkuk jongkang kom sausekopp sosjerka molheira vas în formă de luntre, sosieră соусник misa na omáčku skleda za omake posuda skål, snipa จานเปล kayık tabağı 船形器皿 соусник طشتری ، پلیٹ đĩa hình thuyền 船形器皿
v
to sail about in a small boat for pleasure They are boating on the river. seil يتنزه يَتَنَزَّه في زَوْرَق возя се на/карам лодка projíždět se/jet na loďce sejle Boot fahren πάω βαρκάδα navegar paadiga sõitma قایق سواری کردن seilata faire du bateau לָשוּט नौका-विहार करना veslati csónakázik berperahu sigla, róa andare in barca ボート遊びをする 배로 가다 plaukioti braukt ar laivu berperahu spelevaren seile, ro płynąć łodzią passear de barco a se plimba cu barca кататься на лодке plaviť sa na loďke čolnariti ploviti čamcem ta (göra) en båttur เดินทางโดยเรือ sandalla gezmek 乘船(遊玩) плавати у човні تفریحاً کشتی چلانا đi chơi bằng thuyền 乘船（游玩）
n boatman
a man in charge of a small boat in which fare-paying passengers are carried. skipper بَحّار، نوتي، مَراكِبي лодкар převozník færgemand der Bootsführer βαρκάρης barquero paadimees صاحب قایق venemies loueur de canots אָדַם הַמִשְתַכֵּר מִשָיִט नाविक lađar csónakos tukang perahu ferjumaður, bátmaður barcaiolo 貸しボート屋 뱃사공 valtininkas laivinieks pembawa perahu schipper, botenverhuurder ferjemann; båtutleier przewoźnik barqueiro barcagiu лодочник prievozník čolnar čamdžija färjkarl คนเรือ kayıkçı, sandalcı 船工 човняр کشتی والا ، ملاح ، کھیون ہارا người cho thuê thuyền 船工
in the same boat
in the same, usually difficult, position or circumstances We're all in the same boat as far as low wages are concerned. in dieselfde bootjie في نفس المشكله، في نفس الموقف، في الهوا في نَفْسِ المُشْكِلَه / المَوْقِف: في الهوا سَوا! действувам съвместно с na jedné lodi i samme båd im gleichen Boot (sitzen) στο ίδιο καζάνι en el mismo barco samas olukorras در وضعیت مشابه؛ دچار مشکل یکسان samassa veneessä dans la même galère לִהיוֹת בְּאוֹתָה סִירָה एक ही परिस्थिति में, एक ही नाव पर सवार u istom položaju ugyanabban a cipőben senasib á sama báti, í sömu aðstöðu nella stessa barca 同じ境遇にある 같은 처지에 있는 tame pačiame vežime būt vienādā stāvoklī senasib in hetzelfde schuitje i samme båt na tym samym wózku na mesma situação în aceeaşi barcă в одинаковом положении na jednej lodi v enakih težavah biti u istom sosu sitta i samma båt อยู่ในสถานการณ์เดียวกัน aynı tatsız/kötü durumda 處境相同 бути в тому самому становищі ایک ہی کشتی پر سوار ، حالات مشابہ ہونا cùng hội cùng thuyền 处境相同
n speedboat
a fast motor boat. snelboot زَوْرَق سِباق سَريع бързоходна моторна лодка závodní člun speedbåd das Schnellboot ταχύπλοο σκάφος fueraborda kiirkaater قایق موتوری تندرو hors-bord סִירַת מֵרוּץ तेज रफ्तार वाली नाव motorni čamac gyorsasági versenycsónak,„papucs” perahu motor cepat motoscafo da corsa 高速モーターボート 고속 모터 보트 greitaeigis motorlaivis ātrlaiva bot laju raceboot racerbåt ślizgacz быстроходный катер klzák, rýchly motorový čln gliser motorni čamac snabb motorbåt, racerbåt เรือยนต์ที่มีความเร็วสูง sürat teknesi 高速潛艇 швидкохідний катер موٹر سے چلنے والی کشتی thuyền máy 高速潜艇
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