oar
/ɔːr/
NOUN
1. A blade used to propel a boat
A long implement with a flat blade at one end, used to propel and steer a boat by pushing against the water.
1.1. A rowing implement
A long, bladed implement used by a person in a boat to move it through the water by rowing.
Synonyms
- blade
- spoon oar
- sweep
Examples
- He dipped the oar into the water, propelling the canoe forward.
- The rower skillfully maneuvered the boat with a single oar.
Related Words
- paddle
- rowlock
- gunwale
- rowing
- boat
1.2. An oar-like swimming organ
A flattened appendage of certain invertebrates that functions like an oar to help them move through water.
Synonyms
Examples
- The crustacean moved through the water by beating its oar-like appendages.
Related Words
- appendage
- swimming organ
- flipper
- locomotion
NOUN
2. A person who rows a boat
A person who operates an oar to propel a boat through the water.
2.1. A boat rower
A person who rows a boat using oars.
Synonyms
Examples
- The experienced oar guided the boat steadily across the lake.
Related Words
- crewman
- coxswain
- boatman
- paddler
- navigator
VERB
3. To propel a boat by rowing
To move or travel in a boat by using oars.
3.1. Traveling by rowing
Moving a boat across water by pulling or pushing oars through the water.
Synonyms
Examples
- They oared across the lake before sunset.
- The fishermen oared their small boat toward the shore.
Related Words
- propel
- navigate
- boat
- paddleboat