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oar

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oar /ɔː /
▸ noun a pole with a flat blade, used to row or steer a boat through the water:
she pulled hard on the oars.
▪ an oarsman; a rower:
I was stroke oar and John was in the bow.
▸ verb [with object] propel with or as if with oars; row:
oaring the sea like madmen
[no object, with adverbial of direction] oaring through the weeds.
– PHRASES
stick one's oar in (also put one's oar in) informal mainly British English
give an opinion without being asked:
he's never afraid to stick his oar in when he feels the referee has wronged his team
she was talking to me just now, before you put your oar in.
rest on one's oars
relax one's efforts.
– DERIVATIVES
oared adjective
[in combination] four-oared sculls.
oarless adjective
– ORIGIN Old English ār, of Germanic origin; related to Danish and Norwegian åre.