oar (redirected from oaring)

oar  (ôr, r)

n.

1. A long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, 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 r.]

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oared adj.

oarless adj.

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oar [ɔː]

n

1. (Transport / 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. (Team Sports / Rowing) short for oarsman

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]

oarless  adj

oarlike  adj

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.

Translations

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

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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

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

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oar

n oar [oː]

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

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