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Used with adjectives:
"
That little boat isn't made for the ocean."
(little, tiny, small, row, paddle, inflatable, wooden, steam, river)
"
We bought a speed boat for summer vacation."
(speed, motor, sail, sailing)
"
You'll have to take a ferry boat to the island."
(ferry, charter, passenger)
"
She's working on a fishing boat."
(fishing, whaling, shrimp, crab, cargo)
"
His gift for Christmas was a toy boat."
(toy, model)
"
We found a capsized boat on the beach."
(capsized, wrecked, overturned)
Used with verbs:
"
Let's take out the boat this weekend."
(take out, use, sail)
"
They are getting into the boat."
(be + getting into, be + getting on, be + getting onto, be + boarding, be + getting off, be + getting out of)
"
She is about to launch the boat."
(launch, lower, sail, row, guide, steer, turn)
"
Can I captain the boat?"
(captain, pilot, skipper, man, operate)
"
He docked the boat in the bay."
(docked, moored, tied up, anchored)
"
They have to load the boat."
(load, unload, charter, rent)
"
If you stand up, you'll rock the boat."
(rock, capsize, overturn)
"
They caught the last boat."
(caught, took, chartered, rented, missed)
"
The boat will sail east."
(sail, head, go)
"
When does the boat arrive?"
(arrive, come in, dock, return, go out, set sail, sail out)
"
Another boat drifted by us."
(drifted, floated, passed)
"
The boat keeps rocking and it is making me sick."
(rocking, rolling, bobbing)
"
The storm caused the boat to sink."
(sink, capsize, overturn)
"
What is the boat carrying?"
(carrying, holding, shipping)
Used with nouns:
"
We are going on a boat cruise for our anniversary."
(cruise, ride, trip)
"
He watches boat races."
(races)
"
It's in the boat house."
(house)
"
He's the boat operator."
(operator, owner, skipper, captain, crew)
