to raft
3
3.4
- verb
- /ræft/
:
hacer rafting
- My friends and I enjoyed rafting down the exciting rapids yesterday.
And also to build a raft to raft throughout our pond.
- And also to build a raft to raft throughout our pond.
Examples
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One of the most exciting things they did was to go whitewater rafting on the Russell Fork River one Sunday.
Fiction book (1998) -
My friends and I were rafting on the Bluefish River... two days ago.
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I'm going white water rafting with my dad.
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As he filled first her glass, then his own, Jim said, "What do you think about rafting down the Colorado next month?"
Fiction book (1993) -
Three of the clients had never rafted or camped before.
Academic text (2003) -
Can you get any closer to the Victoria Falls than by rafting to its base on the Zambezi River?
Blog text (33) -
The river down which we rafted in 1997 has flowed through that ancient canyon for millions of years.
Academic text (2009) -
It was my idea to take Mallory rafting that day.
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The morning my father arrives at Lake Takahulu, I write in my journal that I am going rafting in two days down the Snake River.
Academic text (2008) -
He and a few other blocked screenwriters went river rafting down the Kern a few weeks ago.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
275
1.0
To travel on water in a boat, often using large fabric to catch wind
57
1.4
To move a boat through water using a short oar
10
1.0
To travel on water in a small vehicle like a rowboat or motorboat
5
2.6
To travel in a narrow light boat using a paddle
2
3.3
To travel in a small boat with a motor
1
6.0
To ride on an inflated ring on water or snow
Compounds
- Specialized
A large concrete slab under a building that spreads its weight to stop sinking on soft ground
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Etymology
Raft also comes from that same idea of a simple floating platform, so to 'raft' can mean to travel or carry things on a boat made of tied logs.