Definitions for boatboʊt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
boatboʊt(n.)
a vessel for transport by water, propelled by rowing, sails, or a motor.
Category: Nautical
a small ship, generally for specialized use:
a fishing boat.
Category: Nautical
a boat-shaped serving dish:
a gravy boat.
Category: Ceramics
(v.i.)to go in a boat.
Category: Nautical, Navy
(v.t.)to transport or place in a boat.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Idioms for boat:
in the same boat, in similar difficult circumstances.
Category: Idiom
Origin of boat:
bef. 900; ME boot, OE bāt; c. ON beit
boat′a•ble(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
boat(noun)
a small vessel for travel on water
gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat, boat(verb)
a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
boat(verb)
ride in a boat on water
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
boat(noun)ˈoʊt
a small vehicle for traveling on water
We crossed the river by boat
boatˈoʊt
a large ship
passengers getting on the boat
Wiktionary
boat(Noun)
A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
boat(Noun)
A full house.
boat(Noun)
One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly like a boat.
boat(Verb)
To travel by boat.
Origin: From boot, bot, boet, boyt, from bat, from baitaz, from bheid-. Cognate with beit.
Webster Dictionary
Boat(noun)
a small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail
Boat(noun)
hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; as, the Cunard boats
Boat(noun)
a vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat
Boat(verb)
to transport in a boat; as, to boat goods
Boat(verb)
to place in a boat; as, to boat oars
Boat(verb)
to go or row in a boat
Translations for boat
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- bootAfrikaans
- قارب، قارِب، زَوْرَق، مَرْكَبArabic
- лодкаBulgarian
- barcoPortuguese (BR)
- loďka, člunCzech
- das BootGerman
- båd; fartøjDanish
- βάρκαGreek
- barco, barca, embarcaciónSpanish
- paatEstonian
- قایقFarsi
- veneFinnish
- bateauFrench
- סִירָהHebrew
- नावHindi
- čamacCroatian
- csónakHungarian
- perahuIndonesian
- báturIcelandic
- barcaItalian
- ボートJapanese
- 보트Korean
- valtisLithuanian
- laivaLatvian
- botMalay
- bootDutch
- båt, fartøyNorwegian
- łódźPolish
- قایقPersian
- وړه بیړی، کښتیPashto
- barcoPortuguese
- barcăRomanian
- лодкаRussian
- člnSlovak
- čolnSlovenian
- čamacSerbian
- båtSwedish
- เรือThai
- kayık, filika, sandalTurkish
- 小船Chinese (Trad.)
- човенUkrainian
- چھوٹی کشتی ، ناؤUrdu
- thuyềnVietnamese
- 小船Chinese (Simp.)
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