oar
[verb]
Synonyms: row, paddle, pull

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

oar /ɔː $ ɔːr/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: ar]

1. a long pole with a wide flat blade at one end, used for rowing a boat ⇒ paddle

2. put/stick/get your oar in British English informal to get involved in a conversation or situation when the other people do not want you to:
We were getting along fine until you stuck your oar in.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

oar
noun
VERB + OAR take We each took an oar.
pull on We pulled hard on the oars.
ship We shipped the oars to get through the narrow opening.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲