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to oared

to oared

4.1
To move a boat by using long poles with flat ends
  • verb
  • /ɔrd/
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  • 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 pull
vsto oared
123 5.0

To move a boat by using oars

refers to the completed action of moving a boat with those paddles
to row
vsto oared
62 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
1.4

To move a boat by using long poles with flat ends

is the past tense or participle form of that action

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.