rowed; rowing; rows
1
: to propel a boat by means of oars
2
: to move by or as if by the propulsion of oars
1
a
: to propel with or as if with oars
b(1)
: to participate in (a rowing match)
(2)
: to compete against in rowing
(3)
: to pull (an oar) in a crew
2
: to transport in an oar-propelled boat
1
: a number of objects arranged in a usually straight line
a row of bottles
also
: the line along which such objects are arranged
planted the corn in parallel rows
2
3
4
a
: a continuous strip usually running horizontally or parallel to a baseline
b
: a horizontal arrangement of items
rowed; rowing; rows
: to engage in a row : have a quarrel
Synonyms
Verb (1)
Noun (2)
Noun (3)
- affray [chiefly British]
- brawl
- broil
- donnybrook
- fracas
- fray
- free-for-all
- melee
- mêlée
- rough-and-tumble
- ruckus
- ruction
Verb (3)
Examples of row in a Sentence
Verb (1)
rowed around the lake
Noun (2)
stood in a row to have their picture taken
three rows of eight jelly beans equals 24 jelly beans
drive up Market Row and turn left
Noun (3)
a county fair that had a long history of bloody rows
the combination of drums and shouting contributed to the awful row
he had a row with his girlfriend yesterday, and now they aren't speaking
Verb (3)
the couple rows all the time, and yet they seem happy together
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 Nov. 2024
Holding this position, row the weights up to your hips by bending your elbows to a 45-degree angle.
—Leoni Jesner, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Jack Magruder, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Grocery prices for Thanksgiving dinner in the U.S. will dip again for the second year in a row, according to the annual report by the American Farm Bureau Federation.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Verb
In Hell’s Kitchen last month, 80 adults in buggy, plastic VR headsets wandered around a 7,000-square-foot former BMW showroom imagining themselves in ancient Giza scaling pyramids, crawling through tunnels, and rowing down the Nile.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 Nov. 2024
Holding this position, row the weights up to your hips by bending your elbows to a 45-degree angle.
—Leoni Jesner, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
Philadelphia, which has won six in a row, will play the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Grocery prices for Thanksgiving dinner in the U.S. will dip again for the second year in a row, according to the annual report by the American Farm Bureau Federation.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Row.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/row. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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row
2 of 5 noun
: an act or instance of rowing
row
3 of 5 noun1
a
: a series of persons or things arranged in a usually straight line
especially
: a horizontal arrangement of items
b
: the line along which such objects are arranged
planted the corn in parallel rows
row
4 of 5 nounˈrau̇
: a noisy disturbance or quarrel
Etymology
Verb
Old English rōwan "to propel a boat with oars"
Noun
Middle English rawe "a number of objects arranged in a line"
Noun
origin unknown
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