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kürek — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • oar noun A long pole with a flat blade used to row or steer a boat.
  • paddle noun A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel and steer a small boat.
  • scoop noun A cup-shaped tool, or the utensil's bowl-shaped end, used for lifting and serving loose material like ice cream or flour.
  • shovel verb To move earth, snow, or other loose material using a shovel.
  • spade noun A hand tool with a flat blade and a handle, used for digging.

Senses

kürek is used for these senses in English:

  • oar A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.
  • scoop The digging attachment on a front-end loader.
  • shovel A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
  • spade A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.

oar — full definition

  1. noun A long pole with a flat blade used to row or steer a boat.
  2. verb To row using oars.

paddle — full definition

  1. noun A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel and steer a small boat.
  2. verb To move a small boat through water using a paddle.
  3. verb To wade or splash about playfully in shallow water.

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