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.
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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