oar Definition

oar
noun

1. A long pole with a broad flat blade at one end, used for rowing a boat.

Thesaurus: paddle, scull, pole.
2. Something that resembles an oar in form or function.
3. An oarsman or oarswoman.

verb oared, oaring

1. To row or propel (a boat, etc) with or as if with oars.
intr
2. To row; to move as if propelled by oars.

Derivative: oared
adj

Note: especially in compounds
With an oar or oars, usually of a specified number.
Example: six-oared

Derivative: oarless
adj

Idiom: lie on one's oars (rest on one's oars)

To stop rowing and lean on the handles of one's oars, thus lifting the blades out of the water.

colloq
To stop working; to rest or relax.

Idiom: put one's oar in something (stick one's oar in something)

colloq
To interfere or meddle in it, especially by offering one's opinion when it is not wanted.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon ar.