boat in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
boat in Sindhi سنڌي
boat in English
- boat⇄adj. boatlike.
- boat⇄boat, noun, verb.
- boat⇄expr. burn one's boats, to cut off all chances of retreat.
Ex. The ... leaders have burnt their boats and are certain they will be arrested before the weekend (Manchester Guardian Weekly). - boat⇄expr. in the same boat, in the same position or condition; taking the same chances.
Ex. Realizing that all independents were in the same boat, [they held] a luncheon meeting to discuss mutual problems (Wall Street Journal). - boat⇄expr. miss the boat, (Informal.) to miss an opportunity; lose one's chances.
Ex. The buyer missed the boat and never got the house when he offered too low a bid. - boat⇄expr. rock the boat, (Informal.) to disturb or upset the way things are.
Ex. They will seldom rock the boat or annoy the mayor or board of aldermen with unusual budget requests (Harper's). - boat⇄noun 1. a small, open vessel for traveling on water, such as a motorboat, a sailboat, or a rowboat.
Ex. A little stream best fits a little boat (Robert Herrick). Just messing about in boats (Kenneth Grahame).
(SYN) craft.
2. a large v - boat⇄v.i. to go in a boat; travel by boat.
Ex. The sightseers went boating on the river. - boat⇄v.t. 1. to put or carry in a boat.
Ex. Ceasing to row, they boated the oars.
2. to catch and haul (a fish, especially a game fish) into a boat.