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noun
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.
something resembling this or having a similar purpose.
3.
a person who rows; oarsman.
verb (used with object)
4.
to propel with or as if with oars; row.
5.
to traverse or make (one's way) by, or as if by, rowing.
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verb (used without object)
Idioms 6.
to row.
7.
to move or advance as if by rowing.
8.
put in one's oar, to meddle; interfere: He put in his oar and was told to mind his own business.
9.
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.
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World English Dictionary
oar (ɔː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | 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. | short for oarsman |
| 3. | put one's oar in to interfere or interrupt |
| —vb | |
| 4. | 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 | |
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Word Origin & History
oar
O.E. ar (said to be from O.N. ar), from P.Gmc. *airo; perhaps rel. to L. remus "oar," Gk. eretes "rower," eretmos "oar."
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| OAR [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of] Oceanic and Atmospheric Research |
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences from the web
A sculling oar is shorter and has a smaller blade area than the equivalent sweep oar.
For example, a whip is used to indicate a horse and an oar symbolizes a boat.
Row boats or dinghies are oar powered, and generally restricted to protected waters.
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