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Definition of "oar" []
- A long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat. (noun)
- A person who rows a boat, especially in a race. (noun)
- To propel with or as if with oars or an oar. (verb-transitive)
- To traverse with or as if with oars or an oar: an hour to oar the strait. (verb-transitive)
- To move forward by or as if by rowing: oared strongly across the finish line. (verb-intransitive)
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Use "oar" in a sentence
- "July 15, 2008 at 9:34 am excep teh wyte pantzes……..oar teh wyte shirtz…..oar oar oar"
- "Each droplet of water that passes over my oar is as easily identifiable as a person, and the voice of the water is the call of a multitude, giving and taking names."
- "The singular form of retrices is rectrix which comes from the Latin word oar used to mean rower."