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to oared

to oared

1 4.1
To move a boat by using long poles with flat ends
  • verb
  • /ɔrd/
: remar
  • Yesterday, we oared across the calm lake, enjoying the peaceful scenery.

Examples

  • As the sun began to set, we oared slowly back to the dock, savoring the warm breeze.

  • They oared for hours, making their way to the distant shore.

  • And that's when we begin to feel the magic in the boat as we rowed by pairs and the other pair.

  • But Salamis was a victory for the poor in Athens, because that vast fleet was rowed by poor Athenians.

Synonyms

to row
vsto oared
104 1.0

To move a boat using oars

describes movement by that action without focusing on forward direction
to scull
vsto oared
  • Specialized
1 7.7

To move a small boat using one or two oars you hold and move side to side

refers to the same movement without specifying side to side technique
to oar
vsto oared
1 1.4

To move a boat by using long poles with flat ends

is the past tense or participle form of that action
to pull
vsto oared
1 5.0

To move a boat by using oars

refers to the completed action of moving a boat with those paddles

Surface Forms

oar infinitive
oared past
oared past participle
oaring present participle
oars third person singular

Morphology

oared = oar (transparent) = oar + ed

Regular past-tense/past-participle formation from the verb 'oar' with '-ed'.

Etymology

Oared is the past tense of the verb to oar, from the same word oar meaning the paddle you use to move a boat, so to have 'oared' is to have 'rowed' the boat with oars.