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oar noun [ ɔː ]

• a pole with a flat blade, used to row or steer a boat through the water.
• "she pulled hard on the oars"

oar verb

• propel with or as if with oars; row.
• "oaring the sea like madmen"
Origin: Old English ār, of Germanic origin; related to Danish and Norwegian åre .

stick one's oar in

• give an opinion without being asked.
"he's never afraid to stick his oar in when he feels the referee has wronged his team"

rest on one's oars

• relax one's efforts.



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