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What (who) is row - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
RoW; ROW; R.O.W.; Row (disambiguation); The Row
Row
·vi To use the oar; as, to row well.
II. Row ·adj & ·adv Rough; stern; angry.
III. Row ·noun The act of rowing; excursion in a rowboat.
IV. Row ·vi To be moved by oars; as, the boat rows easily.
V. Row ·noun A noisy, turbulent quarrel or disturbance; a brawl.
VI. Row ·vt To transport in a boat propelled with oars; as, to row the captain ashore in his barge.
VII. Row ·vt To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the surface of water; as, to row a boat.
VIII. Row ·noun A series of persons or things arranged in a continued line; a line; a rank; a file; as, a row of trees; a row of houses or columns.
row
row1 [r??]
¦ noun a number of people or things in a more or less straight line.
Phrases
a hard (or tough) row to hoe a difficult task.
in a row informal in succession.
Origin
OE raw, of Gmc origin.
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row2 [r??]
¦ verb
1. propel (a boat) with oars.
travel by propelling a boat in this way.
2. engage in the sport of rowing.
(row someone down) overtake a team in a rowing race.
¦ noun a spell of rowing.
Derivatives
rower noun
rowing noun
Origin
OE rowan, of Gmc origin; related to rudder.
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row3 [ra?]
chiefly Brit.
¦ noun
1. an acrimonious quarrel.
2. a loud noise or uproar.
3. informal a severe reprimand.
¦ verb
1. have a quarrel.
2. informal rebuke severely.
Origin
C18: of unknown origin.
row
I. n.
Rank, line, file.
II. n.
(Colloq.) Broil, tumult, uproar, riot, commotion, squabble, outbreak, quarrel, affray, disturbance, altercation, brawl.
Examples of use of row
1. Row after row of abandoned houses line eerily quiet neighborhoods.
2. Imagine row after row of Kate Middleton lookalikes.
3. The refugee camps are row after row of tents, pitched on flat, desolate areas.
4. Row after row of metallic housing units fill the spaces near the boardwalk.
5. Row one had letters A to E, row two letters F to J, and so on.