oar
/ɔr/
verb
- To propel a boat using oars; to row.
- The fisherman oared slowly toward the dock, his catch glistening in the boat.
- They oared the small skiff across the calm lake at sunset.
- We oared against the current, making slow but steady progress upstream.
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noun
- A long pole with a flat blade at one end, used for rowing or steering a boat.
- The old wooden oar had a smooth handle worn by years of use.
- Each rower gripped their oar tightly, waiting for the coxswain's command.
- He dipped the oar into the water and pulled hard to move the rowboat forward.
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