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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025boat /boʊt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
- Nauticala vessel for transport by water.
- Nauticala small ship, generally for specialized use:a fishing boat.
- Ceramicsa boat-shaped serving dish: a gravy boat.
Idioms
- Idiomsin the same boat, in similar difficult circumstances:We're all in the same boat, so we should work together.
- Idioms, Informal Terms miss the boat, Informal.
- to fail to take advantage of an opportunity: He missed the boat when he applied too late.
- to miss the point of;
fail to understand: I missed the boat on that explanation.
- Idioms rock the boat. See rock2 (def. 12).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025boat
(bōt),USA pronunciation n.
- Nauticala vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Nauticala small ship, generally for specialized use:a fishing boat.
- Nauticala small vessel carried for use by a large one, as a lifeboat:They lowered the boats for evacuation.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa ship.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa vessel of any size built for navigation on a river or other inland body of water.
- Ceramicsa serving dish resembling a boat:a gravy boat; a celery boat.
- [Eccles.]a container for holding incense before it is placed in the censer.
- Idioms in the same boat, in the same circumstances;
faced with the same problems:The new recruits were all in the same boat.
- Idioms, Informal Terms miss the boat, [Informal.]
- to fail to take advantage of an opportunity:He missed the boat when he applied too late to get into college.
- to miss the point of;
fail to understand:I missed the boat on that explanation.
- Idioms rock the boat. See rock2 (def. 12).
v.i.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto go in a boat:We boated down the Thames.
v.t.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto transport in a boat:They boated us across the bay.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto remove (an oar) from the water and place athwartships. Cf. ship (def. 11).
- bef. 900; Middle English boot (noun, nominal), Old English bāt; cognate with Old Norse beit
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
boat / bəʊt/ - a small vessel propelled by oars, paddle, sails, or motor for travelling, transporting goods, etc, esp one that can be carried aboard a larger vessel
- (not in technical use) another word for ship1
- a container for gravy, sauce, etc
- in the same boat ⇒ sharing the same problems
- burn one's boats ⇒
- miss the boat ⇒ to lose an opportunity
- rock the boat ⇒ to cause a disturbance in the existing situation
- (intransitive) to travel or go in a boat, esp as a form of recreation
- (transitive) to transport or carry in a boat
Etymology: Old English bāt; related to Old Norse beit boat
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