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motorboat

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈməʊtəˌbəʊt/
  • US: /ˈmoʊtəˌboʊt/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M OW1 T ER0 B OW2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any vessel driven by an engine (either inboard or outboard), but especially a small one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: boat, watercraft, vessel

2

verb

Meaning 2

To ride in a motorboat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To press or bury one's face between the breasts of a woman; to press or bury one's face between the breasts of a woman and shake one's head, hum, or vibrate one's lips in imitation of a motorboat engine's sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, slang, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To press one's face into or between (something else).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To press or envelope someone else's face into or between one's own breasts; to wrap one's breasts around someone's face or head.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: powerboat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: boat

Narrower terms: cabin cruiser, cruiser, pleasure boat, pleasure craft, launch, outboard motorboat, outboard, speedboat, water scooter, sea scooter, scooter

7

verb

Meaning 7

ride in a motorboat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: boat

History

Etymology

From motor + boat.

Across languages

Translations

76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: motobarkë — boat driven by an engine
  • Albanian: motoskaf — boat driven by an engine
  • Arabic: زَوْرَق آلِيّ (zawraq ʔāliyy) — boat driven by an engine
  • Armenian: մոտորանավակ (motoranavak) — boat driven by an engine
  • Azerbaijani: motorlu qayıq — boat driven by an engine
  • Belarusian: мато́рная ло́дка (matórnaja lódka) — boat driven by an engine
  • Belarusian: мато́рны чо́вен (matórny čóvjen) — boat driven by an engine
  • Bengali: মোটরবোট (mōṭorbōṭ) — boat driven by an engine
  • Bulgarian: мото́рна ло́дка (motórna lódka) — boat driven by an engine
  • Burmese: မော်တော်ဘုတ် (mautaubhut) — boat driven by an engine
  • Burmese: မော်တော် (mautau) — boat driven by an engine
  • Chinese Cantonese: 摩托船 (mo1 tok3 syun4) — boat driven by an engine
  • Chinese Cantonese: 汽艇 (hei3 teng5) — boat driven by an engine
  • Chinese Cantonese: 汽船 (hei3 syun4) — boat driven by an engine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 摩托船 (mótuōchuán) — boat driven by an engine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 汽艇 (qìtǐng) — boat driven by an engine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 汽船 (qìchuán) — boat driven by an engine
  • Czech: motorový člun — boat driven by an engine
  • Danish: motorbåd — boat driven by an engine
  • Dutch: motorboot — boat driven by an engine
  • Estonian: mootorpaat — boat driven by an engine
  • Faroese: motorbátur — boat driven by an engine
  • Finnish: moottorivene — boat driven by an engine
  • French: canot automobile — boat driven by an engine
  • French: bateau à moteur — boat driven by an engine
  • Georgian: მოტორიანი ნავი (moṭoriani navi) — boat driven by an engine
  • German: Motorboot — boat driven by an engine
  • Greek: ταχυπλοΐα (tachyploḯa) — boat driven by an engine
  • Greek: μηχανοκίνητο σκάφος (michanokínito skáfos) — boat driven by an engine
  • Hindi: मोटरबोट (moṭarboṭ) — boat driven by an engine
  • Hungarian: motorcsónak — boat driven by an engine
  • Icelandic: vélbátur — boat driven by an engine
  • Icelandic: mótorbátur — boat driven by an engine
  • Italian: motoscafo — boat driven by an engine
  • Japanese: モーターボート (mōtābōto) — boat driven by an engine
  • Kazakh: моторлы қайық (motorly qaiyq) — boat driven by an engine
  • Khmer: កាណូត (kaanout) — boat driven by an engine
  • Khmer: កាណូតយន្ត (kaanout yŭən) — boat driven by an engine
  • Khmer: ឡុងបុតយន្ត (long bot yŭən) — boat driven by an engine
  • Korean: 모터보트 (moteoboteu) — boat driven by an engine
  • Kyrgyz: мотордуу кайык (motorduu kayık) — boat driven by an engine
  • Lao: ເຮືອຈັກ (hư̄a chak) — boat driven by an engine
  • Latvian: motorlaiva — boat driven by an engine
  • Lithuanian: motorlaivis — boat driven by an engine
  • Lithuanian: motorinė valtis — boat driven by an engine
  • Macedonian: моторен чамец (motoren čamec) — boat driven by an engine
  • Malay: motobot — boat driven by an engine
  • Māori: rōnohi — boat driven by an engine
  • Māori: waka pūkaha — boat driven by an engine
  • Norwegian Bokmål: motorbåt — boat driven by an engine
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: motorbåt — boat driven by an engine
  • Iranian Persian: قایِقِ موتوری (ġâyeġ-e motori) — boat driven by an engine
  • Polish: motorówka — boat driven by an engine
  • Polish: łódź motorowa — boat driven by an engine
  • Portuguese: lancha — boat driven by an engine
  • Romanian: barcă cu motor — boat driven by an engine
  • Russian: мото́рная ло́дка (motórnaja lódka) — boat driven by an engine
  • Russian: ка́тер (káter) — boat driven by an engine
  • Russian: мото́рка (motórka) — boat driven by an engine
  • Serbo-Croatian: моторни чамац — boat driven by an engine
  • Serbo-Croatian: motorni čamac — boat driven by an engine
  • Slovak: motorový čln — boat driven by an engine
  • Slovene: motorni čoln — boat driven by an engine
  • Southern Altai: моторлу кеме (motorlu keme) — boat driven by an engine
  • Spanish: lancha motora — boat driven by an engine
  • Spanish: lancha — boat driven by an engine
  • Swedish: motorbåt — boat driven by an engine
  • Tajik: қаиқи мотордор (qayiq-i motordor) — boat driven by an engine
  • Thai: เรือยนต์ (rʉʉa-yon) — boat driven by an engine
  • Turkish: motorbot — boat driven by an engine
  • Turkmen: motorly gaýyk — boat driven by an engine
  • Ukrainian: мото́рний чо́вен (motórnyj čóven) — boat driven by an engine
  • Urdu: موٹَر بوٹ (moṭar boṭ) — boat driven by an engine
  • Uyghur: ماتورلۇق قېيىق (matorluq qëyiq) — boat driven by an engine
  • Uzbek: motorli qayiq — boat driven by an engine
  • Vietnamese: thuyền máy — boat driven by an engine
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