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boat

/boʊ̯t/noun, verb1 syllable

Boat means: a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce.

Synonyms for boat8

noun, as in a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat

also used for boat

craft, ship, vessel, land yacht, sled

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What does boat mean?3

noun

1

a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

2

a small vessel for travel on water

verb

1

ride in a boat on water

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with boat?17

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Boat in a sentence

  • Now, get off the boat and swim to shore.sundown
  • Traveling by boat is a lot of fun, isn't it?Dejo
  • Sailing a boat, his chief hobby, costs him most of his salary.CM
  • Not only are we all in the same boat, but we are all seasick.Scott
  • A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.fishda
  • Everyone is happy with the decision, so please don't rock the boat.nthkmf
  • After the wind has stopped, let's sail the boat off to the open sea.tigro1973
  • That's not my idea of fun, but whatever floats your boat.CK

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Forms of boat

as a noun

plural
boats

as a verb

past tense
boated
present participle
boating
third-person singular
boats
past participle
boated