boat

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boat

A small boat sails across the calm lake.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A small vessel for travel on water: A relatively small, open watercraft designed to carry people or goods across bodies of water, typically propelled by oars, sails, or an engine.
    • A dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce: A small, shallow container, usually with a handle, shaped like a boat and used for serving sauces, gravy, or condiments.

  2. Verb:

    • To ride in a boat on water: To travel or go in a boat as a passenger or participant.
    • To transport or place in a boat: To carry something or someone in a boat.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • We rented a small boat to go fishing on the lake.
    • Please pass the gravy boat from the table.

  • Verb:

    • We plan to boat across the channel tomorrow.
    • They carefully boated the supplies to the island.
Advanced Usage

  • "To be in the same boat": To be in the same difficult or unpleasant situation as someone else.

    • We're all in the same boat, trying to meet this impossible deadline.

  • "To rock the boat": To cause trouble or disturbance, especially by challenging the status quo.

    • He didn't want to rock the boat by complaining about the new policy.

  • "To miss the boat": To miss an opportunity.

    • I missed the boat on investing in that company early.
Variants and Related Words
  • Boatful (n): The amount that a boat can hold or carry.
  • Boating (n): The activity of traveling in a boat for pleasure.
    • We enjoy boating on the river in the summer.
Synonyms
  • Noun (vessel): Vessel, craft, skiff, dinghy.
  • Noun (dish): Sauceboat, gravy boat.
  • Verb: Sail, canoe, row, cruise.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Boat about/around: To travel or move around in a boat, often leisurely.
    • We spent the afternoon boating around the bay.
Related Idioms

  • "Burn one's boats": To commit to a course of action from which it is impossible to retreat.

    • By selling his house, he burned his boats and fully committed to the move abroad.

  • "Push the boat out": To be very generous or spend a lot of money, especially on a celebration.

    • They really pushed the boat out for their daughter's wedding.
boat

A small boat sails across the calm lake.

Noun
  1. a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
  2. a small vessel for travel on water
Verb
  1. ride in a boat on water

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