An oar is a tool used to move a boat through water. It has a long handle and a flat blade at the end. People push it against the water to make the boat go.
She uses an oar to move the boat fast.
The rower held the oar tightly in hands.
In sports, an 'oar' can mean one stroke or the distance covered by a rower’s movement. It helps measure how much work is done during rowing practice.
He rowed ten oars on the river today.
The coach told us to increase our oars for training.
People use ‘oar’ to talk about effort or help that moves things forward. It is like pushing a boat with an oar, but about work or team tasks.
She gave an oar to finish the work fast.
Everyone needs an oar to reach the goal.
Long ago, some ships used an oar as a punishment tool to hit sailors. This meaning is old and appears mostly in stories or history books.
The captain used the oar to punish bad sailors.
Sailors feared the sharp oar as a tool of pain.
To ‘oar’ means to move a boat by using oars. You push the oar in water to make the boat move. It is often used in sports or when rowing boats on water.
He oars the boat across the lake every morning.
They oared together to reach the shore faster.
In some old or rare uses, ‘oar’ can mean a light or lantern on boats. This meaning is not common but can appear in poetry or old stories.
The oar lit the dark harbor at night.
Fishermen used an oar to see fish in the water.
‘Oar’ can be a last name for some people or a name of places. This is a special use and not related to the common meaning about boats.
Mr. Oar is a famous writer in town.
The Oar family lives near the river.
