noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
pull
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Ben pulled easily at the oars , the boat moving swiftly through the water.
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Somebody would have to pull the working oar on that boat.
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She pulled hard on the oars , and threw a rope to a man on the rock.
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William pulled hard with his oars .
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Grace jumped into the boat, and William pulled hard with the oars .
put
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I heard him mention something about organs to another guest so I put my oar in and started such a nice conversation.
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The strongest were put at the oars and they rowed with all their might down the river to the sea.
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She was talking to me just now, before you put your oar in.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A piece of the boat or an oar or a white tennis shoe: Did tennis shoes float?
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Alan insisted upon managing the oars, which made it even worse.
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And when he took hold of the oars of a rowboat, the rowboat nearly jumped out of the water.
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Eddie also presented Margarett with an oar pin: he rowed seven on the Harvard varsity crew.
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In the ensuing commotion lost one of the oars over board.
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Though the wind be not favourable to you yet, ardently grasp the oars!
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We embark, the ferryman hands us an oar , and the craft moves out from the dock.