oar

noun

A long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat.

noun

A person who rows a boat, especially in a race.

intransitive verb

To propel with or as if with oars or an oar.

intransitive verb

To traverse with or as if with oars or an oar.

intransitive verb

To move forward by or as if by rowing.

To use an oar or oars; row.

To propel by or as by rowing.

To traverse by or as by means of oars.

To move or use as an oar.

noun

An obsolete spelling of ore.