1. 1. A relatively small, usually open craft of a size that might be carried aboard a ship.
   2. An inland vessel of any size.
   3. A ship or submarine.
2. A dish shaped like a boat: a sauce boat.

1. To travel by boat.
2. To ride a boat for pleasure.

1. To transport by boat.
2. To place in a boat.

in the same boat

1. In the same situation as another or others.

[Middle English bot, from Old English bāt.]

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