boat
♦♦ boat /b'oʊt/ (boats)
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A boat is something in which people can travel across water.
One of the best ways to see the area is in a small boat...
The island may be reached by boat from the mainland.
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You can refer to a passenger ship as a boat.
When the boat reached Cape Town, we said a temporary goodbye.
3
see also gravy boat, rowing boat
4 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you say that someone has missed the boat, you mean that they have missed an opportunity and may not get another.
5 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you push the boat out, you spend a lot of money on something, especially in order to celebrate. (BRIT)
I earn enough to push the boat out now and again.
6 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you say that someone is rocking the boat, you mean that they are upsetting a calm situation and causing trouble.
I said I didn't want to rock the boat in any way.
7 [PHRASE] usu v-link PHR
If two or more people are in the same boat, they are in the same unpleasant situation.boat peo|ple
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Boat people are people who escape from their country in small boats to travel to another country in the hope that they will be able to live there..
...50,000 Vietnamese boat people.boat train (boat trains)
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A boat train is a train that takes you to or from a port.ca|nal boat (canal boats)
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A canal boat is a long, narrow boat used for travelling on canals.gra|vy boat (gravy boats)
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A gravy boat is a long narrow jug that is used to serve gravy.nar|row boat (narrow boats)
also narrowboat
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A narrow boat is a long, low boat used on canals. (BRIT)
= bargepad|dle boat (paddle boats)
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A paddle boat or a paddle steamer is a large boat that is pushed through the water by the movement of large wheels that are attached to its sides.pleas|ure boat (pleasure boats)
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A pleasure boat is a large boat which takes people for trips on rivers, lakes, or on the sea for pleasure.row|ing boat (rowing boats)
also rowing-boat
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A rowing boat is a small boat that you move through the water by using oars. (BRIT; in AM, use rowboat)sail|ing boat (sailing boats)
also sailing-boat
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A sailing boat is a boat with sails. (BRIT; in AM, use sailboat)
1 [N-COUNT] also by N
A boat is something in which people can travel across water.
One of the best ways to see the area is in a small boat...
The island may be reached by boat from the mainland.
2 [N-COUNT]
You can refer to a passenger ship as a boat.
When the boat reached Cape Town, we said a temporary goodbye.
3
see also gravy boat, rowing boat
4 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you say that someone has missed the boat, you mean that they have missed an opportunity and may not get another.
5 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you push the boat out, you spend a lot of money on something, especially in order to celebrate. (BRIT)
I earn enough to push the boat out now and again.
6 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you say that someone is rocking the boat, you mean that they are upsetting a calm situation and causing trouble.
I said I didn't want to rock the boat in any way.
7 [PHRASE] usu v-link PHR
If two or more people are in the same boat, they are in the same unpleasant situation.boat peo|ple
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Boat people are people who escape from their country in small boats to travel to another country in the hope that they will be able to live there..
...50,000 Vietnamese boat people.boat train (boat trains)
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A boat train is a train that takes you to or from a port.ca|nal boat (canal boats)
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A canal boat is a long, narrow boat used for travelling on canals.gra|vy boat (gravy boats)
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A gravy boat is a long narrow jug that is used to serve gravy.nar|row boat (narrow boats)
also narrowboat
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A narrow boat is a long, low boat used on canals. (BRIT)
= bargepad|dle boat (paddle boats)
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A paddle boat or a paddle steamer is a large boat that is pushed through the water by the movement of large wheels that are attached to its sides.pleas|ure boat (pleasure boats)
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A pleasure boat is a large boat which takes people for trips on rivers, lakes, or on the sea for pleasure.row|ing boat (rowing boats)
also rowing-boat
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A rowing boat is a small boat that you move through the water by using oars. (BRIT; in AM, use rowboat)sail|ing boat (sailing boats)
also sailing-boat
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A sailing boat is a boat with sails. (BRIT; in AM, use sailboat)