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oar

oar [ awr ]

noun (plural oars)

Definition:

1. boating pole used to propel boat: a wooden pole with one broad flat end, used either singly or in pairs to propel a boat by dipping the broad end in the water

2. somebody rowing: somebody who rows a boat, especially one of a team of rowers

transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle oared, present participle oar·ing, 3rd person present singular oars)

Definition:

rowing row: to row a boat

[ Old English ār]

put or shove your oar in U.K. to interfere (informal)

Don't you go putting you oar in!

Spelling Note


	oar, or, or ore? Do not confuse the spelling of oar, or, and ore, which sound similar. An oar is a pole with a flat end that is used to row a boat. Or is a conjunction linking alternatives: Would you like tea or coffee?Be quiet or leave the room!Ore is a mineral from which metal is extracted, as in iron ore.