Webster's definition of
"row"
- 1.
- row \'ro-\ \'ro-(-*)r\ vb [ME rowen, fr. OE ro-wan; akin to MHG ru:ejen
to row, L (Xremus oar 1: to propel a boat by means of oars 2: to move by or
as if by the propulsion of oars 1a: to propel with or as if with oars 1b:
to be equipped with (a specified number of oars) 1c1: to participate in (a
rowing match) 1c2: to compete against in rowing 1c3: to pull (an oar) in a
crew 2: to transport in a boat propelled by oars - row.er n
- 2.
- row n : an act or instance of rowing
- 3.
- row n [ME rawe; akin to OE r-w row, OHG ri-ga line,]L rima slit 1:
a number of objects in an orderly series or sequence 2a: WAY, STREET 2b: a
street or area dominated by a specific kind of enterprise or occupancy 3: a
continuous strip usu. running horizontally or parallel to a base line
- 4.
- row vt : to form into rows
- 5.
- row \'rau.\ n [origin unknown] : a noisy disturbance or quarrel : BRAWL
- 6.
- row \'rau.\ vi : to engage in a row
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