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boat /boʊt/USA pronunciation  
n. [countable]

1. Nauticala vessel for transport by water.
2. Nauticala small ship, generally for specialized use:a fishing boat.
3. Ceramicsa boat-shaped serving dish: a gravy boat.

Idioms

1. Idiomsin the same boat, in similar difficult circumstances:We’re all in the same boat, so we should work together.
2. 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.

3. Idioms rock the boat. See rock² (def. 12).

boat 
(bōt),USA pronunciation n. 

1. Nauticala vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
2. Nauticala small ship, generally for specialized use:a fishing boat.
3. Nauticala small vessel carried for use by a large one, as a lifeboat:They lowered the boats for evacuation.
4. Nautical, Naval Termsa ship.
5. Nautical, Naval Termsa vessel of any size built for navigation on a river or other inland body of water.
6. Ceramicsa serving dish resembling a boat:a gravy boat; a celery boat.
7. [Eccles.]a container for holding incense before it is placed in the censer.
8. Idioms in the same boat, in the same circumstances;
   faced with the same problems:The new recruits were all in the same boat.
9. 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.

10. Idioms rock the boat. See rock² (def. 12).

v.i.

1. Nautical, Naval Termsto go in a boat:We boated down the Thames.

v.t.

1. Nautical, Naval Termsto transport in a boat:They boated us across the bay.
2. Nautical, Naval Termsto remove (an oar) from the water and place athwartships. Cf. ship (def. 11).

boat′a•ble, adj. 
boat′less, adj. 

boat /bəʊt/ n

1. 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
2. (not in technical use) another word for ship
3. a container for gravy, sauce, etc
4. in the same boat ⇒ sharing the same problems
5. burn one’s boats ⇒
6. miss the boat ⇒ to lose an opportunity
7. rock the boat ⇒ informal to cause a disturbance in the existing situation

vb

1. (intransitive) to travel or go in a boat, esp as a form of recreation
2. (transitive) to transport or carry in a boat

Etymology: Old English bāt; related to Old Norse beit boat

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Recent Examples on the Web

Once it is caught, it is measured and put into a pool of water at the back of each competitor’s boat for weigh-in once fishing is complete.


—Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023




The boat has a range of 5,800 nautical miles at 14 knots.


—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2023




Consider Sears, Toys R Us and Circuit City as examples of companies that missed the boat.


—Sharon Harris, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023




Rick Rodriguez As water began to rush into the boat, the group snapped into survival mode.


—Sam Brock, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2023




Bradley tells Outdoor Life that the tournament circuit requires each team to have an adult captain onboard who’s in charge of running the boat.


—Bob Mcnally, Outdoor Life, 21 Mar. 2023




Years-old videos and photos of the boat have surfaced.


—WIRED, 20 Mar. 2023




Anglers can use a rudder for hands-free steering or a paddle to control the boat.


—Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023




The release stated that Velasquez had jumped into the water and the boat had started to float away.


—Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2023

Murdaugh had also been under strain from a lawsuit involving Paul, who at the time of his death was facing trial on three felony counts of boating under the influence in connection with a 2019 boat crash that killed a teenage passenger.


—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2023




Lay said that an additional $600,000 will be distributed to the family of Mallory Beach, the 19-year-old who was killed in a 2019 boating collision in a boat driven by Paul Murdaugh.


—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023




Paul Murdaugh had been involved in a boat wreck that killed a teenager and was charged with boating under the influence.


—Jeffrey Collins, ajc, 24 Feb. 2023




Murdaugh had also been under strain from a lawsuit involving Paul, who at the time of his death was facing trial on three felony counts of boating under the influence in connection with a 2019 boat crash that killed a teenage passenger.


—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 July 2022




Buyers would be able to boat and waterski on the main lake, hunt for fossils in its deep ravines and golf on the private golf course.


—Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2023




The day was very hot, and no one was particularly in the mood to boat to Honey Harbour and then drive 45 minutes to Midland, just on account of ear wax.


—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2011




But that leaves only archaic hominins, such as H. erectus or another as yet unknown member of our family tree, able to boat across open water to Luzon.


—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2018




To boat down the Bosphorus like the sultan to you deserve to be treated like.


—Breanna Wilson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022


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