to oared
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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
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As the sun began to set, we oared slowly back to the dock, savoring the warm breeze.
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They oared for hours, making their way to the distant shore.
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And that's when we begin to feel the magic in the boat as we rowed by pairs and the other pair.
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But Salamis was a victory for the poor in Athens, because that vast fleet was rowed by poor Athenians.
Synonyms
to row
vsto oared
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1.0
To move a boat using oars
describes movement by that action without focusing on forward direction
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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
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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
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5.0
To move a boat by using oars
refers to the completed action of moving a boat with those paddles
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.