oar in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
oar in Sindhi سنڌي
oar in Telugu తెలుగు
oar in English
- oar⇄adj. oarlike.
- oar⇄expr. put (or stick) one's oar in, to meddle; interfere.
Ex. That prying man always sticks his oar in when my friends and I are talking privately. - oar⇄expr. rest on one's oars, to stop working or trying and take a rest.
Ex. The managers of the usual autumn gathering of paintings ... will rest on their oars (Athenaeum). - oar⇄expr. ship oars, to lift oars from the rowlocks and put them in the boat.
Ex. The sailors stopped rowing and shipped their oars. - oar⇄noun 1. a long pole with a flat end, usedin rowing. Sometimes an oar is used to steer a boat.
2. a person who rows; oarsman.
Ex. He is the best oar in the crew.
3. a paddle or pole for stirring. - oar⇄oar, noun, verb.
- oar⇄v.i. to use an oar; row.
- oar⇄v.t. 1. to row (a boat).
2a. to travel across (a body of water).
b. to make (one's way) by or as if by rowing.
Ex. He ... oared himself with his good arms ... to the shore (Shakespeare).
3. to move or use (an arm, hand, or some