{
    "term": "boat",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/ve/vehicles_boats_ships_1.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a vehicle (smaller than a ship) that travels on water, moved by oars, sails or a motor",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a rowing/sailing boat"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **fishing boat**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can take a **boat trip** along the coast."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country intends to build a special fleet of **patrol boats**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a rescue/pleasure/passenger boat"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boat capsized and sank."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A new type of patrol boat was launched from the Essex coast yesterday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Boats were anchored two and three abreast."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ferry boats ply regularly between all the resorts on the lake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He beached the boat and the children leaped out to explore."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was adrift in an open boat for three days."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I pushed the boat out into the middle of the river."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I took them in my boat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My brother took us all out in his new boat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Normally the boat is crewed by five people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sit down, you're rocking the boat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boat chugged out to sea."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boat headed upriver."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boat is propelled by a powerful outboard motor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boat pitched violently from side to side."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boat slowly filled with icy water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boat was swamped by a huge wave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cave can only be reached by boat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The harbour was crowded, with boats berthed two and three abreast."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lifeboat was preparing to go to the aid of the stricken boat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They ate on the boat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Where did you learn to handle a boat?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You couldn't take a boat out in that wild sea."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a Mississippi river boat"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a flotilla of small boats"
                },
                {
                    "text": "boats bobbing up and down in the estuary"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: water sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["little", "small", "open"],
                "… of boats": ["fleet", "flotilla"],
                "verb + boat": ["take out", "take somebody out in", "get into"],
                "boat + verb": ["go", "head", "sail"],
                "boat + noun": ["cruise", "excursion", "ride"],
                "preposition": ["by boat", "in a/​the boat", "on a/​the boat"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "any ship",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘How are you going to France?’ ‘We're going **by boat** *(= by )*.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The island is just a short **boat ride** from the mainland."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Beth had gone down to the harbour to meet the boat on which her sister was arriving."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a boat from Jamaica to Trinidad"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They crossed the island to catch a boat for islands south of Skye."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by water"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["little", "small", "open"],
                "… of boats": ["fleet", "flotilla"],
                "verb + boat": ["take out", "take somebody out in", "get into"],
                "boat + verb": ["go", "head", "sail"],
                "boat + noun": ["cruise", "excursion", "ride"],
                "preposition": ["by boat", "in a/​the boat", "on a/​the boat"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be in the same difficult situation",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do something that makes it impossible to return to the previous situation later",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Think carefully before you resign–you don't want to burn your boats."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be what somebody likes",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You can listen to whatever kind of music floats your boat."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be unable to take advantage of something because you are too late",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "If you don't buy now, you may find that you've missed the boat."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to spend a lot of money on enjoying yourself or celebrating something",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [],
            "synonyms": "splash out"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do something that upsets a situation and causes problems",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was told to keep her mouth shut and not rock the boat."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bəʊt/",
                "audio": "bo/boat/boat_1_gb_1_abbr.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bəʊt/",
                "audio": "bo/boat/boat__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English bāt, of Germanic origin."
}