ALL meanings of miss the boat
miss the boat
M m - noun miss the boat a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion. 1
- noun miss the boat a small ship, generally for specialized use: a fishing boat. 1
- noun miss the boat a small vessel carried for use by a large one, as a lifeboat: They lowered the boats for evacuation. 1
- noun miss the boat a ship. 1
- noun miss the boat a vessel of any size built for navigation on a river or other inland body of water. 1
- noun miss the boat a serving dish resembling a boat: a gravy boat; a celery boat. 1
- noun miss the boat Ecclesiastical. a container for holding incense before it is placed in the censer. 1
- verb without object miss the boat to go in a boat: We boated down the Thames. 1
- verb with object miss the boat to transport in a boat: They boated us across the bay. 1
- verb with object miss the boat to remove (an oar) from the water and place athwartships. Compare ship1 (def 10). 1
- idioms miss the boat in the same boat, in the same circumstances; faced with the same problems: The new recruits were all in the same boat. 1
- idioms miss the boat miss the boat, Informal. to fail to take advantage of an opportunity: He missed the boat when he applied too late to get into college. to miss the point of; fail to understand: I missed the boat on that explanation. 1
- idioms miss the boat rock the boat. rock2 (def 17). 1
- noun miss the boat to lose an opportunity 0
- noun miss the boat to fail to make the most of an opportunity 0