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easy-oar

easy-oar verb: to stop rowing.

Verb

easy-oar (third-person singular simple present easy-oars, present participle easy-oaring, simple past and past participle easy-oared)

  1. To stop rowing.
    • I blast off the first few strokes with all the anger and frustration I feel towards Rachel. It works against me. I catch a crab and totally lose it. The boat swings sideways and we have to easy oar or risk slamming into the bank.2014, Pip Harry, Head of the River, page 82
    Synonyms:
    easy

Synonyms of easy-oar

Forms of easy-oar

third-person singular presenteasy-oars
present participleeasy-oaring
past participleeasy-oared
pasteasy-oared

Questions about easy-oar

What does easy-oar mean?
Easy-oar means to stop rowing.
What part of speech is easy-oar?
Easy-oar is a verb.
What is the past tense of easy-oar?
The past tense of easy-oar is easy-oared.

Words near easy-oar in the dictionary

  1. easy-drinking
  2. easy-going
  3. easy-goinger
  4. easy-goingest
  5. easy-like
  6. easy-oar
  7. easy-oared
  8. easy-oaring
  9. easy-oars
  10. easy-peasey
  11. easy-peasier

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