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  1. 1. n. A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; as, the Cunard boats. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To place in a boat; as, to boat oars. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. i. To go or row in a boat. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. a small vessel for travel on water Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. ride in a boat on water Source: wordnet
  10. 10. To go or row in a boat.I boated over, ran my craft aground. Tennyson. Source: adambom
  11. 11. v:2/n:98 n. a small vessel for travel on water v. ride in a boat on water Source: ecdict

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