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oar definition

oar (ôr)

noun

  1. a long pole with a broad blade at one end, held in place by an oarlock and used in pairs to row a boat: a single oar is sometimes used in steering a boat
  2. a person who uses an oar; rower

Etymology: ME ore < OE ar, akin to ON < IE *oyer-, rudder pole < base *ei-, *oi-, pole, rod > Gr oiēion, rudder

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to row
oar Idioms

put one's oar in

to meddle

rest on one's oars

to stop to rest or relax

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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