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Synonyms for oar
ɔr, oʊroar

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  1. oarverb

    To row; to propel with oars.

    Synonyms:
    paddle

Princeton's WordNet

  1. oarnoun

    an implement used to propel or steer a boat

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  1. oarnoun

    Synonyms:
    paddle, scull, spoon oar

    Associated words:
    rowlock, loom, blade, wash, oarlock

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "oar":

    paddle, bench, trainset

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How to use oar in a sentence?

  1. Miguel de Cervantes:

    He has an oar in every man's boat, and a finger in every pie.

  2. Jennifer Cervantes:

    Right now, we’re kind of going back and forth between CBP – I’m asking CBP to release their detainer and actually issue him an OAR parole (an immigration status for Afghan migrants), which is what the United States issues to most Afghans that they brought in because I think that’s the right thing to do in this case, however, if they don’t do that, he’ll be transferred to ICE custody, and we’ll be trying to get him released from ICE.

  3. Harold Geneen:

    I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.

  4. Kate Chopin:

    There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water.

  5. Johnson:

    He that embarks on the voyage of life will always wish to advance rather by the impulse of the wind than the strokes of the oar; and many foulder in their passage; while they lie waiting for the gale.


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