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Meanings of
oar
in inglés
A tool used for pushing against liquid, generally for the propulsion of a boat.
row
paddle
Usage of
oar
in inglés
1
Keen said between strokes on his
oar
,
'Do you know it, sir?'
2
The whale-boat with passengers for the shore; Wild at the steering
oar
3
The sea tosses up our losses, the torn seine, the broken
oar
.
4
The
oar
snapped in two and we fell forward against the wall.
5
The plash of a light
oar
was heard;- aboattouched the vessel.
6
Then, in the far distance, Grenfell glimpsed the flash of an
oar
.
7
See this piece of rope; and here is part of an
oar
.
8
Would you still hold the
oar
while I try to shape it?
9
They sat together in the same seat, and each rowed an
oar
.
10
Trigo put in his
oar
and uttered a number of preposterous statements.
11
Otoo saw to it that he always pulled
stroke
-
oar
in my boat.
12
The half-caste peaked and socketed his
oar
,
and looked at the officer.
13
Watkins relieved the Dutchman at the steering
oar
,
and I rejoined Dorothy.
14
But every stroke of his
oar
was active persistence in his heresy.
15
He ran a big
oar
through the sleeves and waved it wildly.
16
He set aside his
oar
and tied the boat to a piling.
Other examples for "oar"
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About this term
oar
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
take an oar
broken oar
other oar
long oar
single oar
More collocations
Oar
through the time
Oar
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common