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put in an oar

put in an oar verb: synonym of stick one's oar in (“to interfere”).

Verb

put in an oar (third-person singular simple present puts in an oar, present participle putting in an oar, simple past and past participle put in an oar)

  1. Synonym of stick one's oar in (“to interfere”).

Synonyms of put in an oar

Forms of put in an oar

third-person singular presentputs in an oar
present participleputting in an oar
past participleput in an oar
pastput in an oar

Questions about put in an oar

What does put in an oar mean?
Put in an oar means synonym of stick one's oar in (“to interfere”).
What part of speech is put in an oar?
Put in an oar is a verb.
What is the past tense of put in an oar?
The past tense of put in an oar is put in an oar.

Words near put in an oar in the dictionary

  1. put horns on
  2. put in
  3. put in a good word
  4. put in a word
  5. put in an appearance
  6. put in an oar
  7. put in mind
  8. put in motion
  9. put in one's oar
  10. put in pledge
  11. put in practice

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