Boat (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
  2. a small ship, generally for specialized use: a fishing boat.
  3. a small vessel carried for use by a large one, as a lifeboat: They lowered the boats for evacuation.
  4. a ship.
  5. a vessel of any size built for navigation on a river or other inland body of water.
  6. a serving dish resembling a boat: a gravy boat;a celery boat.
  7. a container for holding incense before it is placed in the censer.
verb (used without object)
  1. to go in a boat: We boated down the Thames.
verb (used with object)
  1. to transport in a boat: They boated us across the bay.
  2. to remove (an oar) from the water and place athwartships.
Idioms
  1. in the same circumstances; faced with the same problems: The new recruits were all in the same boat.
  2. miss the boat, Informal.
    • to fail to take advantage of an opportunity: He missed the boat when he applied too late to get into college.
    • to miss the point of; fail to understand: I missed the boat on that explanation.
  3. rock2 (def. 17).
noun
  1. a small vessel propelled by oars, paddle, sails, or motor for travelling, transporting goods, etc, esp one that can be carried aboard a larger vessel
  2. (not in technical use) another word for ship
  3. a submarine
  4. a container for gravy, sauce, etc
  5. a small boat-shaped container for incense, used in some Christian churches
  6. sharing the same problems
  7. burn one's boats See burn 1 (def. 19)
  8. to lose an opportunity
  9. to celebrate, esp lavishly and expensively
  10. to cause a disturbance in the existing situation
verb
  1. to travel or go in a boat, esp as a form of recreation
  2. to transport or carry in a boat
Boat (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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