oar en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /o(ː)ɹ/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- /oɹ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- ōr rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- ôr (General-American)
- /oə/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- /ɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English ore (“oar”), from Old English ār, from Proto-West Germanic *airu, from Proto-Germanic *airō (“oar”). Cognate with Old Norse ár.
Meanings
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A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.
The oar snaps in his hand Before he reaches dry land But the sound doesn't deafen his smile Just pokes at wet sand With an oar in his hand Floats off down the river Nile Floats off down the river Nile...
19 October 1979, Madness, “Night Boat to Cairo”, Suggs (lyrics):
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An oarsman; a rower.
He is a good oar.
- An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
put in one's oar · oarlike · oarless · labouring oar · oarlock · put in an oar · eight-oar · stick one's oar in · oarswoman · pull one's oar · spoon oar · oar in someone's boat · oarweed · pull an oar · oarfish · oar-hole · laboring oar · pair-oar · oary · put one's oar in · oarage · oar blade · oarhole
Synonyms
Translations (170)
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