roer
Meaning
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- (neuter) a boat's wheel
- (neuter) a rudder, device to steer a vessel
- (figuratively,neuter) (used absolutely, with the definite article: het roer) control
Concepts
rudder
helm
gun
rifle
pipe
tube
handlebars
barrel
channel
hit
stem
wheel
fusil
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/rur/
Etymology
From a contraction of earlier roeder, from Middle Dutch roeder, from Old Dutch *ruother, from Proto-West Germanic *rōþr, from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą. Cognate with West Frisian roer, German Ruder, English rudder.
New
roeren
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- (transitive) to stir, scramble
- (transitive) to move, budge
- (figuratively,transitive) touch, move (to cause emotion)
- (transitive) to play an instrument
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