OAR - 16 definitions found
oar n 1: an implement used to propel or steer a boat oar ora aor rao oar O.E. ar (said to be from O.N.), from P.Gmc. *airo; perhaps rel. to L. remus "oar." Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) oar I. noun Etymology: Middle English oor, from Old English ār; akin to Old Norse ār oar Date: before 12th century 1. a long pole with a broad blade at one end used for propelling or steering a boat 2. oarsman • oared adjective II. verb Date: 1610 transitive verb to propel with or as if with oars ; row intransitive verb to progress by or as if by using oars Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary oar (oars) Oars are long poles with a wide, flat blade at one end which are used for rowing a boat. N-COUNT English Explanatory Dictionary oar ɔ: n. 1 a pole with a blade used for rowing or steering a boat by leverage against the water. 2 a rower. øput one's oar in interfere, meddle. rest (US lay) on one's oars relax one's efforts. øøoared adj. (also in comb.). oarless adj. [OE ar f. Gmc, perh. rel. to Gk eretmos oar] English-Old English dictionary oar 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue OAR To put in one's oar; to intermeddle, or give an opinion unasked: as, To be sure, you must put in your oar! Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Oar \Oar\, n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare, Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. Rowlock.] 1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one end and a broad blade at the other. The part which rests in the rowlock is called the loom. Note: An oar is a kind of long paddle, which swings about a kind of fulcrum, called a rowlock, fixed to the side of the boat. 2. An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar. 3. (Zo["o]l.) An oarlike swimming organ of various invertebrates. Oar cock (Zo["o]l), the water rail. [Prov. Eng.] Spoon oar, an oar having the blade so curved as to afford a better hold upon the water in rowing. To boat the oars, to cease rowing, and lay the oars in the boat. To feather the oars. See under Feather., v. t. To lie on the oars, to cease pulling, raising the oars out of water, but not boating them; to cease from work of any kind; to be idle; to rest. To muffle the oars, to put something round that part which rests in the rowlock, to prevent noise in rowing. To put in one's oar, to give aid or advice; -- commonly used of a person who obtrudes aid or counsel not invited. To ship the oars, to place them in the rowlocks. To toss the oars, To peak the oars, to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat. To trail oars, to allow them to trail in the water alongside of the boat. To unship the oars, to take them out of the rowlocks. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Oar \Oar\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Oared; p. pr. & vb. n. Oaring.] To row. ``Oared himself.'' --Shak. Oared with laboring arms. --Pope. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia OAR or. See SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 2, (3). OAR English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) oar ɔ: n. 1 paddle, scull: The ancient galleys sometimes had six men on each oar. 2 oarsman, oarswoman, bencher, sculler, rower, paddler: With Hanson out because of his back, we'll need a new oar for tomorrow's race. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 25 Moby Thesaurus words for "oar": bargee, bargeman, barger, boat-handler, boater, boatman, boatsman, ferrier, ferryman, galley slave, gondolier, lighterman, oarsman, paddle, pole, pull, punter, row, rower, scull, steering oar, sweep, waterman, yachter, yachtsman |
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