noun
plural boats
[count] a small vehicle that is used for traveling on water
a vehicle of any size that is used for traveling on water
see picture on next page; compare ship
a long and narrow container that is used for serving a sauce with a meal
fresh/just off the boat
informal :recently arrived in a country
in the same boat
informal :in the same unpleasant or difficult situation :affected by the same problem
miss the boat
informal :to fail to use an opportunity
push the boat out
Brit informal :to spend a lot of money :to be extravagant
rock the boat
informal :to cause trouble by changing or trying to change a situation that other people do not want to change
verb
boats; boated; boating
[no obj] :to travel in a boat