rowing

row 1

 (rō)
n.
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.
tr.v. rowed, row·ing, rows
To place in a row.
Idiom:
a tough row to hoe Informal
A difficult situation to endure.

[Middle English, from Old English rāw.]

row 2

 (rō)
v. rowed, row·ing, rows
v.intr. Nautical
To use an oar or pair of oars in propelling a boat, typically by facing the stern and pulling the oar handle toward oneself, using an oarlock as a fulcrum to push the blade backward through the water repeatedly.
v.tr.
1. Nautical
a. To propel (a boat) 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.
n. 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.

[Middle English rowen, from Old English rōwan; see erə- in Indo-European roots.]

row′er n.

row 3

 (rou)
n.
1. A noisy or quarrel or disturbance.
2. A loud noise.
intr.v. rowed, row·ing, rows
To take part in a noisy quarrel or disturbance.

[Origin unknown.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.rowing - the act of rowing as a sportrowing - the act of rowing as a sport  
feathering, feather - turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
crab - a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race"
sculling - rowing by a single oarsman in a racing shell
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
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Translations
تـَجْدِيف
veslování
roning
Rudern
κωπηλασία
remo
soutaminen
aviron
veslanje
canottaggioremata
ボートを漕ぐこと
배 젓기
roeien
roing
wioślarstwo
remo
гребля
rodd
การพายเรือ
kürek sporu
sự chèo thuyền
划船

rowing

[ˈrəʊɪŋ]
A. Nremo m
B. CPD rowing boat N (Brit) → barca f de remos, bote m de remos
rowing club Nclub m de remo
rowing machine Nmáquina f de remo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rowing

[ˈrəʊɪŋ]
naviron m
My hobby is rowing → Je fais de l'aviron.
modif [assocation, club, team] → d'avironrowing boat [ˈrəʊɪŋbəʊt] n (British)canot m, canot m à ramesrowing machine [ˈrəʊɪŋməʃiːn] nrameur m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rowing

:
rowing boat
n (Brit) → Ruderboot nt
rowing club
nRuderklub or -verein m
rowing machine
nRudergerät nt

rowing

1
nRudern nt

rowing

2
n (esp Brit: = quarrelling) → Streiterei f, → Streitereien pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rowing

[ˈrəʊɪŋ] nremare m (Sport) → canottaggio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

rowing

تـَجْدِيف veslování roning Rudern κωπηλασία remo soutaminen aviron veslanje canottaggio ボートを漕ぐこと 배 젓기 roeien roing wioślarstwo remo гребля rodd การพายเรือ kürek sporu sự chèo thuyền 划船
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