- a long pole with a flat part at one end that is used for rowing a boat
- He pulled as hard as he could on the oars.
- We took one oar each and rowed quickly to the shore.
Homophones oar | or | oreoar or orecompare paddleTopics Transport by waterc2, Sports: water sportsc2/ɔː(r)//ɔːr/- oar noun
- We took one oar each and started rowing.
- or conjunction
- Do you want cheese or jam in your sandwich?
- ore noun
- The country has rich deposits of iron ore.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + oar- take
- pull on
- lock
Word OriginOld English ār, of Germanic origin; related to Danish and Norwegian åre.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See oar in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryput/stick your oar in
- (British English, informal) to give your opinion, advice, etc. without being asked and when it is probably not wanted synonym interfere
- I was getting along very nicely until Patrick stuck his oar in.
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