oar
/ɔː(r)/noun
उच्चारण ऑर
चप्पू, पतवार
Basic word
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a long pole with a flat blade at one end that is used for rowing a boat
चप्पू, पतवार
- He pulled hard on the oars.
- The boatman dipped his oars into the river Ganga.
- One of the oars slipped out of the boat and floated away.
+ 1 more example
- They rowed with a pair of wooden oars.
¶Idioms 1
put/stick your oar in
to give your opinion, advice, etc. without being asked and when it is probably not wanted (British, informal)
(बिन माँगे) बीच में टाँग अड़ाना (अनौपचारिक)
- Nobody asked you to stick your oar in.
- My aunt always puts her oar in when we argue.
?Which word?
Homophones: oar (for rowing), or (a conjunction) and ore (rock from which metal is obtained: 'iron ore') are pronounced /ɔː/.
Homophones: oar (चप्पू), or (संयोजक) और ore (वह चट्टान जिससे धातु निकलती है: 'iron ore', अयस्क) की pronunciation /ɔː/ है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Put or stick your oar in (British informal, give your opinion or advice when it is not wanted).
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: put या stick your oar in (British अनौपचारिक, अनचाही राय या सलाह देना, बीच में टाँग अड़ाना)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who rows a boat is an oarsman or rower; a person who steers a boat a helmsman or coxswain.
नाव खेने वाला oarsman या rower; नाव चलाने वाला helmsman या coxswain।