row

The definition of a row is a number of people or things arranged in a line.

(noun)

An example of row is a line of people waiting to get into a concert.

To row is defined as to move a boat forward in the water using an oar.

(verb)

An example of to row is to use a paddle to propel and steer a kayak.

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See row in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a number of people or things arranged so as to form a line, esp. a straight line
  2. any of a series of such horizontal lines in parallel, as of seats in a theater or airplane, corn in a field, etc.
  3. a street with a line of buildings on either side, specif. one with occupants or establishments of a specified kind: fraternity row

Origin: ME rowe < OE ræw, akin to Ger reihe < IE base *rei-, to tear, split > rive, reap

transitive verb

to arrange or put in a row or rows

transitive verb

  1. to propel (a boat, etc.) on water by or as by using oars
  2. to convey in or on a boat, etc. propelled in this way
  3. to employ (a specified number of oars): said of a boat
  4. to use (oarsmen, a stroke, etc. as specified) in rowing, esp. in a race
  5. to engage in (a race) by rowing
  6. to row against in a race

Origin: ME rowen < OE rowan, akin to ON roa < IE base *erē-, to row, oar > rudder, L remus, oar, Gr eretēs, rower

intransitive verb

  1. to use oars in propelling a boat
  2. to be propelled by means of oars: said of a boat

noun

  1. an act or period of rowing
  2. a trip made by rowboat

Related Forms:

noun

a noisy quarrel, dispute, or disturbance; squabble, brawl, or commotion

Origin: back-form. < ? rouse, with loss of s, as in pea or cherry

intransitive verb

to make, or take part in, a noisy quarrel or disturbance

See row in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A series of objects placed next to each other, usually in a straight line.
  2. A succession without a break or gap in time: won the title for three years in a row.
  3. A line of adjacent seats, as in a theater, auditorium, or classroom.
  4. A continuous line of buildings along a street.
transitive verb rowed, row·ing, rows
To place in a row.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English rāw

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verb rowed, row·ing, rows
verb, intransitive
Nautical
To propel a boat with or as if with oars.
verb, transitive
  1. Nautical
    a. To propel (a boat) with or as if with oars.
    b. To carry in or on a boat propelled by oars.
    c. To use (a specified number of oars or people deploying them).
  2. To propel or convey in a manner resembling rowing of a boat.
  3. Sports
    a. To pull (an oar) as part of a racing crew.
    b. To race against by rowing.
noun
Nautical
  1. a. The act or an instance of rowing.
    b. A shift at the oars of a boat.
  2. A trip or an excursion in a rowboat.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English rowen

Origin: , from Old English rōwan; see erə- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • rowˈer noun

noun
  1. A boisterous disturbance or quarrel; a brawl. See Synonyms at brawl.
  2. An uproar; a great noise.
intransitive verb rowed, row·ing, rows
To take part in a quarrel, brawl, or uproar.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

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