Boat | Mean of boat in English Dictionary

/ˈboʊt/

• Noun
• a small vehicle that is used for traveling on water
1. a fishing boat
2. He tied the boat to the dock.
• a vehicle of any size that is used for traveling on water
1. Cruise ships and other boats filled the harbor.
2. traveling by boat across the ocean
• a long and narrow container that is used for serving a sauce with a meal
1. a gravy/sauce boat

• recently arrived in a country
1. My parents met in New York when my father was fresh off the boat from Italy.
• in the same unpleasant or difficult situation
1. We're all in the same boat.
• to fail to use an opportunity
1. If I don't act now I could miss the boat on this investment.
• to spend a lot of money
1. We're going to push the boat out and throw a big party to celebrate his recovery.
• to cause trouble by changing or trying to change a situation that other people do not want to change
1. Don't rock the boat.
2. The system isn't perfect, but it's been this way for a long time and nobody wants to rock the boat.
• Verb
• to travel in a boat
1. We boated over to the island.