Definition of: boat

(bōt) noun
1. A small, open watercraft propelled by oars, sails, or an engine.
2. Colloq. Any watercraft of any size, ranging from a rowboat to an ocean liner.
3. Any article, as a dish, resembling a boat.
—to be in the same boat To be equally involved; to run the same risks; in the same situation.
—v.i.
1. To travel by boat.
2. To go boating for pleasure.
—v.t.
3. To transport or place in a boat: to boat oars. [OE bāt]