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Row

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Noun

1. row

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

Example Sentences:
'a row of chairs'

2. dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle

an angry dispute

Example Sentences:
'they had a quarrel'
'they had words'

3. row

a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally)

Example Sentences:
'a mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds'
'rows of barbed wire protected the trenches'

4. course, row

(construction) a layer of masonry

Example Sentences:
'a course of bricks'

5. row

a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side

6. row

a continuous chronological succession without an interruption

Example Sentences:
'they won the championship three years in a row'

7. row, rowing

the act of rowing as a sport

Verb

8. row

propel with oars

Example Sentences:
'row the boat across the lake'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Row

see synonyms of row
noun
1. 
an arrangement of persons or things in a line
a row of chairs
2. 
a. mainly British
a street, esp a narrow one lined with identical houses
b. 
(capital when part of a street name)
Church Row
3. 
a line of seats, as in a cinema, theatre, etc
4. mathematics
a horizontal linear arrangement of numbers, quantities, or terms, esp in a determinant or matrix
5. 
a horizontal rank of squares on a chessboard or draughtboard
6.  in a row
7.  a hard row to hoe
noun
1. 
a noisy quarrel or dispute
2. 
a noisy disturbance; commotion
we couldn't hear the music for the row next door
3. 
a reprimand
4.  give someone a row
verb
5. (intransitive; often foll by with)
to quarrel noisily
6. (transitive) archaic
to reprimand
verb
1. 
to propel (a boat) by using oars
2. (transitive)
to carry (people, goods, etc) in a rowing boat
3. 
to be propelled by means of (oars or oarsmen)
4. (intransitive)
to take part in the racing of rowing boats as a sport, esp in eights, in which each member of the crew pulls one oar
Compare scull (sense 6)
5. (transitive)
to race against in a boat propelled by oars
Oxford row Cambridge every year
noun
6. 
an act, instance, period, or distance of rowing
7. 
an excursion in a rowing boat

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Row

see synonyms of row
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
verb transitive
4. 
to arrange or put in a row or rows
noun
1. 
a noisy quarrel, dispute, or disturbance; squabble, brawl, or commotion
verb intransitive
2. 
to make, or take part in, a noisy quarrel or disturbance
verb transitive
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
verb intransitive
7. 
to use oars in propelling a boat
8. 
to be propelled by means of oars
said of a boat
noun
9. 
an act or period of rowing
10. 
a trip made by rowboat

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Row

see synonyms of row
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.
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.
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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