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stick one's oar in

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
stick- one's oar in
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To meddle, to interfere; to stick one's nose into (something).

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

sticks one's oar in (present, singular) sticking one's oar in (participle, present) stuck one's oar in (participle, past) stuck one's oar in (past)

Frequently Paired Words

paddle one's own canoe

Synonyms

put in an oar put in one's oar put one's oar in

Questions

What does stick one's oar in mean?
To meddle, to interfere; to stick one's nose into (something).

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