boat
English
/bəʊt/, /boʊt/
noun
Definitions
- A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
- (poker slang) A full house.
- A vehicle, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.
- (chemistry) One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly like a boat.
- (AU) The refugee boats arriving in Australian waters, and by extension, refugees generally.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bot (ship, boat) inherited from Old English bāt (boat, vessel, food, that which can be bitten, bait, ship) inherited from Proto-Germanic *baitaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (split, break, cleave, separate, chop, break down).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰeyd-
Gloss
split, break, cleave, separate, chop, break down
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aeroboat English
- air English
- airboat English
- bare English
- bareboat English
- bateau English
- bearer English
- bill English
- bit English
- bitter English
- boatable English
- boatage English
- boatbearer English
- boatbill English
- boatbuilder English
- boatbuilding English
- boater English
- boatful English
- boathook English
- boathorse English
- boathouse English
- boatie English
- boatish English
- boatkeeper English
- boatless English
- boatlessness English
- boatlet English
- boatlift English
- boatlike English
- boatload English
- boatmaker English
- boatmaking English
- boatman English
- boatmanship English
- boatmate English
- boatneck English
- boatnecked English
- boatowner English
- boatperson English
- boatside English
- boatsman English
- boatspeak English
- boatswain English
- boattail English
- boattailed English
- boatward English
- boatwoman English
- boatwright English
- boaty English
- boatyard English
- builder English
- building English
- chop English
- chopboat English
- day English
- dayboat English
- dream English
- dreamboat English
- dredge English
- dredgeboat English
- eel English
- eelboat English
- ferry English
- ferryboat English
- ferryboater English
- ferryboating English
- ferryboatman English
- fire English
- fireboat English
- fish English
- fishboat English
- fissile English
- fly English
- flyboat English
- fold English
- foldboat English
- foldboater English
- gas English
- gas boat English
- gun English
- gunboat English
- gunboater English
- hatch English
- hatchboat English
- hook English
- horse English
- horseboat English
- house English
- houseboat English
- houseboater English
- houseboating English
- ice English
- iceboat English
- iceboater English
- iceboating English
- jet English
- jetboat English
- jetboater English
- jetboating English
- keel English
- keelboat English
- keelboater English
- keelboatman English
- keeper English
- life English
- lifeboat English
- lifeboatman English
- lifeboatsman English
- lift English
- light English
- lightboat English
- load English
- lobster English
- lobsterboat English
- log English
- logboat English
- long English
- longboat English
- longboater English
- mail English
- mailboat English
- maker English
- making English
- man English
- mate English
- motor English
- motorboat English
- motorboater English
- motorboatist English
- mud English
- mudboat English
- narrow English
- narrowboat English
- narrowboater English
- narrowboating English
- neck English
- necked English
- owner English
- paddle English
- paddleboat English
- paddleboater English
- pap English
- pap boat English
- party English
- party boat English
- pedal English
- pedalboat English
- person English
- pig English
- pigboat English
- play English
- playboat English
- playboater English
- pole English
- poleboat English
- police English
- policeboat English
- power English
- powerboat English
- powerboater English
- powerboating English
- river English
- riverboat English
- riverboatman English
- row English
- rowboat English
- rowboater English
- rowboatful English
- safari English
- safariboat English
- sail English
- sailboat English
- sailboater English
- sailboating English
- sauce English
- sauceboat English
- sea English
- seaboat English
- show English
- showboat English
- showboater English
- shrimp English
- shrimpboat English
- side English
- speed English
- speedboat English
- spy English
- spyboat English
- steam English
- steamboat English
- steamboater English
- steamboating English
- steamboatman English
- stone English
- stoneboat English
- swain English
- sweep English
- sweepboat English
- sweepboats English
- swift English
- swiftboat English
- swing English
- swingboat English
- sword English
- swordboat English
- tail English
- tailed English
- tow English
- towboat English
- towboater English
- trawl English
- trawlboat English
- tug English
- tugboat English
- tugboater English
- waist English
- waistboat English
- water English
- waterboat English
- well English
- well-boat English
- whale English
- whaleboat English
- whaleboater English
- woman English
- work English
- workboat English
- wright English
- yard English
- zh English
- fibra Latin
- findere, findō Latin
- fissio Latin
- fissiōnem Latin
- fissura Latin
- fistula Latin
- Boot German
- Bootsbauer German
- Bootsflüchtling German
- Bootshaken German
- Bötchen German
- Luftkissenboot German
- Paketboot German
- Rettungsboot German
- Schlauchboot German
- Segelboot German
- bisschen German
- battello Italian
- fessacchiotto Italian
- bananenboot Dutch, Flemish
- beetje Dutch, Flemish
- beitel Dutch, Flemish
- bijten Dutch, Flemish
- bit Dutch, Flemish
- boot Dutch, Flemish
- bootgraf Dutch, Flemish
- boothuis Dutch, Flemish
- bootreis Dutch, Flemish
- bootsman Dutch, Flemish
- boottocht Dutch, Flemish
- bootvluchteling Dutch, Flemish
- cruiseboot Dutch, Flemish
- duikboot Dutch, Flemish
- elektroboot Dutch, Flemish
- fluisterboot Dutch, Flemish
- glijboot Dutch, Flemish
- huwelijksboot Dutch, Flemish
- kanonneerboot Dutch, Flemish
- moerasboot Dutch, Flemish
- motorboot Dutch, Flemish
- onderzeeboot Dutch, Flemish
- opblaasboot Dutch, Flemish
- raderboot Dutch, Flemish
- reddingsboot Dutch, Flemish
- roeiboot Dutch, Flemish
- rondvaartboot Dutch, Flemish
- scheepsboot Dutch, Flemish
- sleepboot Dutch, Flemish
- speedboot Dutch, Flemish
- stoomboot Dutch, Flemish
- torpedoboot Dutch, Flemish
- veerboot Dutch, Flemish
- vissersboot Dutch, Flemish
- vlieboot Dutch, Flemish
- zeilboot Dutch, Flemish
- bateau French
- бот Russian
- bote Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰinédti Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰéydt Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰeygʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- båt Norwegian Bokmål
- livbåt Norwegian Bokmål
- taubåt Norwegian Bokmål
- bote Portuguese
- *baitaz Proto-Germanic
- *baitidaz Proto-Germanic
- *baitijaną Proto-Germanic
- *baitislą Proto-Germanic
- *baitō Proto-Germanic
- *bitiz Proto-Germanic
- *bitraz Proto-Germanic
- *bitô Proto-Germanic
- *bitą Proto-Germanic
- *bītaną Proto-Germanic
- båt Swedish
- フェリーボート Japanese
- モーターボート Japanese
- bit Norwegian Nynorsk
- brønnbåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- båt Norwegian Nynorsk
- båthamn Norwegian Nynorsk
- båthus Norwegian Nynorsk
- båtmesse Norwegian Nynorsk
- båtripe Norwegian Nynorsk
- båtshake Norwegian Nynorsk
- båttrafikk Norwegian Nynorsk
- dampbåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- elvebåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- fiskebåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- fritidsbåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- hurtigbåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- jetbåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- lastebåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- livbåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- motorbåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- robåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- rutebåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- slepebåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- snøggbåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- speedbåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- tankbåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- taubåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- taxibåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- trebåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- ubåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- undervassbåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- bat Old English
- batweard Old English
- bāt Old English
- भेद Sanskrit
- bot Middle English
- botere Middle English
- botswain Middle English
- bósan Irish
- beit Old Norse
- beizla Old Norse
- bita Old Norse
- biti Old Norse
- bitill Old Norse
- bitlaðr Old Norse
- bitr Old Norse
- bitull Old Norse
- bátr Old Norse
- sveinn Old Norse
- bat Old French
- batel Old French
- bot Old French
- boato Esperanto
- bátaskýli Icelandic
- bátasmiður Icelandic
- bátsferð Icelandic
- bátur Icelandic
- kafbátur Icelandic
- बोट Hindi
- bad Welsh
- beitel Middle Dutch
- boot Middle Dutch
- bīzan Old High German
- batelo Ido
- feribot Turkish
- boot Afrikaans
- బోటు Telugu
- bátur Faroese
- baûsouîn Norman
- bouête-hook Norman
- bète Norman
- bitter Middle Low German
- bōt Middle Low German
- 모터보트 Korean
- båt Westrobothnian
- *findō Proto-Italic
- dreg-boat Scots
- bát Middle Irish
- bojin Marshallese
- boto Papiamentu
- selbot Tok Pisin
- spitbot Tok Pisin
- *beid-ska Proto-Albanian
- bato Haitian, Haitian Creole
- bato Mauritian Creole
- baat Old Danish
- Buat North Frisian
- båt Elfdalian
- bato Seychellois Creole
- bato Antillean Creole
- bosman Bislama
- bot Bislama
- zh
- bit
- pap
- air
- row
- sea
- pig
- gun
- day
- fly
- log
- tug
- gas
- tow
- jet
- mud
- spy
- eel
- man
- ice
- lift
- fold
- fish
- fire
- bill
- life
- show
- hook
- play
- mate
- load
- chop
- yard
- keel
- sail
- tail
- bare
- work
- pole
- neck
- well
- long
- side
- ferry
- pedal
- steam
- hatch
- power
- speed
- woman
- dream
- swift
- water
- sauce
- party
- whale
- boaty
- river
- horse
- trawl
- light
- swing
- stone
- sweep
- owner
- sword
- maker
- waist
- motor
- house
- swain
- bateau
- wright
- making
- boatie
- keeper
- safari
- dredge
- person
- boater
- paddle
- police
- shrimp
- bearer
- bitter
- tailed
- narrow
- necked
- iceboat
- boatlet
- boatage
- boatful
- eelboat
- dayboat
- seaboat
- flyboat
- mudboat
- lobster
- pigboat
- rowboat
- fissile
- builder
- boatish
- boatman
- towboat
- spyboat
- jetboat
- airboat
- logboat
- gunboat
- tugboat
- bareboat
- longboat
- foldboat
- workboat
- boatload
- boatmate
- boatbill
- pap boat
- boatside
- playboat
- lifeboat
- sailboat
- boatyard
- boatsman
- building
- chopboat
- showboat
- fireboat
- boatneck
- fishboat
- gas boat
- mailboat
- boatless
- aeroboat
- poleboat
- boathook
- boatward
- keelboat
- boattail
- boatlift
- boatlike
- boatable
- hatchboat
- lightboat
- boatswain
- houseboat
- rowboater
- boatowner
- steamboat
- boatmaker
- motorboat
- gunboater
- boatwoman
- whaleboat
- boathorse
- swingboat
- jetboater
- ferryboat
- boathouse
- iceboater
- sweepboat
- waterboat
- trawlboat
- towboater
- tugboater
- waistboat
- dreamboat
- speedboat
- stoneboat
- swiftboat
- riverboat
- swordboat
- pedalboat
- powerboat
- horseboat
- boatspeak
- sauceboat
- well-boat
- foldboater
- keelboater
- playboater
- boatmaking
- shrimpboat
- longboater
- boatwright
- paddleboat
- showboater
- jetboating
- narrowboat
- sailboater
- party boat
- boatnecked
- rowboatful
- policeboat
- safariboat
- boatbearer
- boatperson
- boattailed
- boatkeeper
- sweepboats
- dredgeboat
- iceboating
- powerboater
- lifeboatman
- boatmanship
- whaleboater
- keelboatman
- sailboating
- steamboater
- houseboater
- boatbuilder
- lobsterboat
- ferryboater
- motorboater
- houseboating
- boatlessness
- lifeboatsman
- paddleboater
- ferryboatman
- riverboatman
- boatbuilding
- steamboatman
- powerboating
- motorboatist
- ferryboating
- narrowboater
- steamboating
- narrowboating