to boat
- verb
- /boʊt/
- Every summer, we love to boat on the lake with our friends.
Examples
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You like boating?
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Let's boat race!
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I never know just when she'll boat in here.
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Well, she must have been convincing enough for you to boat all the way out there?
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"Let's boat over to the island for a swim."
Fiction book (2002) -
You swim, you row, you boat... you eat, you stink.
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Harpooner, make ready to boat!
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"Whenever you're not busy boating with the Navy, feel free to visit us."
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We're boating tomorrow.
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We're going boating.
Synonyms
To travel on water in a boat, often using large fabric to catch wind
To move a boat through water using a short oar
To travel in a narrow light boat using a paddle
To travel by ship or boat over a long distance
To travel on water using a small floating platform
To travel in a small boat with a motor
To drive a boat with a motor on water
To travel or carry people and goods by a boat powered by steam
To travel on a large pleasure boat for fun
To move a small boat by pedalling on calm water for fun
Idioms
- Informal
A person who feels alone and confused, often singled out by others to fill a special role
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Archaic
A large plane with a body like a boat that lets it land on and float on water
- Specialized
A small fast military boat that fires underwater bombs near the coast
- Archaic
A boat that carries mail and sometimes people and goods on a regular route
- Archaic
A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed ends used on large lakes for fishing and carrying goods
- Specialized
A small boat that a sailing ship keeps for the crew to move people or supplies
- Specialized
A small boat that takes a person who guides large ships into and out of port
- Archaic
A small navy ship that protects larger ships by attacking fast boats with torpedoes
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Boat as a verb comes from the same old word bāt meaning 'boat', so to boat simply means to travel or ride in a boat on the water.