Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull an oar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
pul-l an oar
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To contribute toward a group effort.

Etymology

Suggesting the teamwork employed by competitive rowers.

Inflected Forms

pulls an oar (present, singular) pulling an oar (participle, present) pulled an oar (participle, past) pulled an oar (past)

Synonyms

pull one's oar

Questions

What does pull an oar mean?
To contribute toward a group effort.
Where does pull an oar come from?
Suggesting the teamwork employed by competitive rowers.

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