PULL A LONE OAR

Meaning of PULL A LONE OAR in English

phrasal

: to act on one's own : proceed without help

despite offers of assistance, he insists on pulling a lone oar

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

OAR — Airport Name : Marina Municipal Airport Airport Location : Marina, California, United States IATA Code : OAR ICAO Code : …
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LONE — solitari, isolat
English interlingue dictionary
LONE — bugtong;naginusara
English-Visayan vocabulary
LONE — adjective Etymology: Middle English, short for a~ Date: 14th century 1. having no company ; solitary , preferring solitude, only …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
OAR — I. ˈō(ə)r, ˈȯ(ə)r, ˈōə, ˈȯə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English oor, or, from Old English ār; akin to …
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LONE — ˈlōn adjective Etymology: Middle English, by shortening (resulting from incorrect division of alon, alone alone as a lon, a lone …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OAR — (n) An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar.
Английский словарь Webster
LONE — (a.) Being apart from other things of the kind; being by itself; also, apart from human dwellings and resort; as, …
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LONE — (a.) Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a lone traveler …
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OAR — ( n ) An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LONE — ( a. ) Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LONE — ( a. ) Being apart from other things of the kind; being by itself; also, apart from human dwellings and …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OAR — — oarless , adj. — oarlike , adj. /awr, ohr/ , n. 1. a long shaft with a broad blade …
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LONE — — loneness , n. /lohn/ , adj. 1. being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied: a lone traveler. 2. …
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OAR — n. long pole with a wide flat end that is used to propel a boat, paddle; oar-like implement; oarsman
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PULL — I. ˈpu̇l also ˈpəl verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pullian; akin to Middle Low German pulen to shell, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OAR — I. ˈȯr noun Etymology: Middle English oor, from Old English ār; akin to Old Norse ār oar Date: before 12th …
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Webster English vocab
OAR — noun an oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar. 2. oar ·vt & ·vi to row. 3. oar …
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LONE — adj single; unmarried, or in widowhood. 2. lone ·adj unfrequented by human beings; solitary. 3. lone ·noun a lane. ·see …
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PULL — [pull] vb [ME, fr. OE pullian; akin to MLG pulen to shell, cull] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to exert …
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OAR — [oar] n [ME oor, fr. OE ar; akin to ON ar oar] (bef. 12c) 1: a long pole with a …
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LONE — [lone] adj [ME, short for alone] (14c) 1 a: having no company: solitary b: preferring solitude 2: only, sole 3: …
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OAR — oar BrE AmE ɔː AmE ɔːr oʊr (= ore) ▷ oared ɔːd AmE ɔːrd oʊrd ▷ oaring ˈɔːr ɪŋ ˈoʊr- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LONE — lone BrE AmE ləʊn AmE \ loʊn ▶ ˌ Lone ˈ Ranger BrE AmE ▶ ˌ lone ˈ wolf BrE …
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PULL — / pʊl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb MOVE / REMOVE STH 1. to hold sth firmly and use …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LONE — / ləʊn; NAmE loʊn/ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. without any other people or things SYN solitary : …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OAR — oar /ɔː $ ɔːr/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ar ] 1 . a long …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LONE — lone /ləʊn $ loʊn/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: alone ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PULL — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. exert force upon (a thing) tending to move it to oneself or the origin …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OAR — n. 1 a pole with a blade used for rowing or steering a boat by leverage against the water. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LONE — attrib.adj. 1 (of a person) solitary; without a companion or supporter. 2 (of a place) unfrequented, uninhabited, lonely. 3 literary …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PULL — v. & n. v. 1 tr. exert force upon (a thing) tending to move it to oneself or the origin …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OAR — n. 1 a pole with a blade used for rowing or steering a boat by leverage against the water. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LONE — attrib.adj. 1 (of a person) solitary; without a companion or supporter. 2 (of a place) unfrequented, uninhabited, lonely. 3 literary …
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PULL — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. exert force upon (a thing) tending to move it to oneself or the origin …
Oxford English vocab
OAR — n.1 a pole with a blade used for rowing or steering a boat by leverage against the water. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
LONE — attrib.adj. 1. (of a person) solitary; without a companion or supporter. 2 (of a place) unfrequented, uninhabited, lonely. 3 literary …
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PULL — ( pulls, pulling, pulled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LONE — 1. If you talk about a lone person or thing, you mean that they are alone. He was shot by …
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PULL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car pulls out (= moves away from the side of the road ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OAR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB pull ▪ Ben pulled easily at the oars , the boat moving swiftly through …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LONE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN father ▪ A quarter of lone fathers are over 50, reflecting their greater likelihood …
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OAR — [noun] [C] - a long pole with a wide flat part at one end which is used for rowing a …
Cambridge English vocab
LONE — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] - without other similar ones; being the only one in a place or situationThe body …
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OAR — To put in one's oar; to intermeddle, or give an opinion unasked: as, To be sure, you must put in …
Slang English vocab
LONE — adj. Function: adjective 1 having no company FF1C; a lone figure walking through the snow FF1E; Synonyms: alone, lonely, lonesome, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LONE — adjective 1. having no company a lone figure walking through the snow Synonyms: alone, lonely, lonesome, solitary Related Word: single, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
OAR — noun VERB + OAR ▪ take ▪ We each took an ~. ▪ pull on ▪ We pulled hard on …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LONE — adj. Lone is used with these nouns: ↑ exception , ↑ father , ↑ figure , ↑ mother , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PULL — INDEX: 1. to pull something with your hands 2. to pull something suddenly 3. to pull something heavy RELATED WORDS …
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LONE — adj. 25B6; adjective a lone police officer : SOLITARY, single, solo, unaccompanied, unescorted, alone, by oneself/itself, sole, companionless; detached, isolated, …
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PULL — v. 1 draw, haul, drag, lug, tow, trail Do you think the car is strong enough to pull that load? …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OAR — n. 1 paddle, scull The ancient galleys sometimes had six men on each oar 2 oarsman, oarswoman, bencher, sculler, rower, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PULL — 1. сущ. 1) а) тяга, дерганье; натяжение; тянущая сила; натяжение, растяжение б) тяга (о потоке воздуха, также о детали печи) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OAR — 1. сущ. 1) весло oars! мор. ≈ суши весла! to feather oars ≈ выносить весла плашмя to peak oars ≈ …
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LONE — прил. 1) а) одинокий, уединенный a lone house in the Berkshire moors ≈ одинок домик на Беркширских болотах Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PULL — pull.ogg 1. pʋl n 1. 1> тяга, дёрганье to give a pull at /on/ the rope - потянуть за верёвку …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OAR — oar.ogg 1. ɔ: n 1. весло to toss oars - поднимать вёсла в знак приветствия to pull a good oar …
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