[awr, ohr] 
| 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. |
| 4. | to propel with or as if with oars; row. |
| 5. | to traverse or make (one's way) by, or as if by, rowing. |
| 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. |
| oar (ôr, ōr) n.
v. tr.
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. |
| OAR [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of] Oceanic and Atmospheric Research |
