row

[ roh ]

/ roʊ /

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noun

a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line: a row of apple trees.

a line of persons or things so arranged: The petitioners waited in a row.

a line of adjacent seats facing the same way, as in a theater: seats in the third row of the balcony.

a street formed by two continuous lines of buildings.

Music. tone row.

Checkers. one of the horizontal lines of squares on a checkerboard; rank.

verb (used with object)

to put in a row (often followed by up).

Idioms for row

hard / long row to hoe, a difficult task or set of circumstances to confront: At 32 and with two children, she found attending medical school a hard row to hoe.

Origin of row

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English reue, reuwe, rou(e) “row, line, rank (line of soldiers),” Old English rǣw, rāw; akin to Middle Dutch rije, Middle High German rīhe, German Reihe “row”

Words nearby row

rover, Rover Boy, roving, roving commission, Rovno, row, rowan, Rowasa, rowboat, rowdy, rowdyish

Definition for row (2 of 3)

row²

[ roh ]

/ roʊ /

verb (used without object)

to propel a vessel by the leverage of an oar or the like.

verb (used with object)

to propel (a vessel) by the leverage of an oar or the like.

to convey in a boat that is rowed.

to convey or propel (something) in a manner suggestive of rowing.

to require, use, or be equipped with (a number of oars): The captain's barge rowed twenty oars.

to use (oarsmen) for rowing.

to perform or participate in by rowing: to row a race.

to row against in a race: Oxford rows Cambridge.

noun

an act, instance, or period of rowing: It was a long row to the far bank.

an excursion in a rowboat: to go for a row.

Origin of row

First recorded before 950; Middle English rouen, rouwen, Old English rōwan “to go by water, sail, row”; cognate with Old Norse rōa; akin to Latin rēmus, Greek eretmón, both meaning “oar”; see also rudder

OTHER WORDS FROM row

row·a·ble, adjectiverower, nounun·der·row·er, noun

Definition for row (3 of 3)

row³

[ rou ]

/ raʊ /

noun

a noisy dispute or quarrel; commotion.

noise or clamor.

verb (used without object)

to quarrel noisily.

verb (used with object)

Chiefly British. to upbraid severely; scold.

Origin of row

First recorded in 1740–50; origin uncertain

SYNONYMS FOR row

1 spat, tiff, scrap, scrape, set-to.

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Example sentences from the Web for row

While just about everyone has been affected by misinformation in the digital age, Jain has had more of a front row view than most.
He’s Fighting QAnon With Sunlight|Nick Fouriezos|September 6, 2020|Ozy
The Bucks had the top defensive regular-season rating in the league for the second year in a row, and Antetokounmpo earned the Defensive Player of Year award.
Giannis Is Doing More Work In Less Time|Andres Waters|September 4, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Yet we also think the AFC East — which New England has won 11 times in a row — is very much up for grabs.
Newton Can Replace Brady, But Can The Pats Replace Half Of Their Defense?|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|September 3, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
The chip is made completely of silicon and has rows of triangular holes.
6G Will Be 100 Times Faster Than 5G—and Now There’s a Chip for It|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|August 21, 2020|Singularity Hub

As a result, China’s retail sales have fallen for five months in a row since the pandemic began to spread nationally in February.
Haves and Have-Nots: Pandemic Recovery Explodes China’s Wealth Gap|Daniel Malloy|August 19, 2020|Ozy
Detainees forced to stand on broken legs, or go 180 hours in a row without sleep.
The Most Gruesome Moments in the CIA ‘Torture Report’|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Later that day he made a call from the row of phones in the yard and reached his wife for the first time in six months.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Doing three in a row got a momentum going and I want to keep that momentum going.
‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth|Alex Suskind|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a row against the wall stood seven little beds recently covered with sheets.
In New Brothers Grimm 'Snow White', The Prince Doesn't Save Her|The Brothers Grimm|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
First, seeing my father in the middle of his row crying, and thinking, Why is dad so upset?
All Eyes on Anjelica Huston: The Legendary Actress on Love, Abuse, and Jack Nicholson|Alex Suskind|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then I was conducted to the boilers, a row of ten, sunk underground in the solid rock, below the level of the shrubbery.
A Month in Yorkshire|Walter White
Round the choir is a row of chapels, which are wholly wanting to the nave.
Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. I. (of 2)|Dawson Turner
On each leaf stood a row of capital letters, every one having a small letter by its side.
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales|Hans Christian Andersen
Another method of keeping the straw in place is by stretching binder twine directly over the row.
The Gladiolus|Matthew Crawford
Prepare thy boats and row up my stream; I will lead thee to Evander, the Arcadian chief.
The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)|Charles Mills Gayley

British Dictionary definitions for row (1 of 3)

row¹

/ (rəʊ) /

noun

an arrangement of persons or things in a linea row of chairs

mainly British a street, esp a narrow one lined with identical houses
(capital when part of a street name)Church Row

a line of seats, as in a cinema, theatre, etc

maths a horizontal linear arrangement of numbers, quantities, or terms, esp in a determinant or matrix

a horizontal rank of squares on a chessboard or draughtboard

in a row in succession; one after the otherhe won two gold medals in a row

a hard row to hoe a difficult task or assignment

Word Origin for row

Old English rāw, rǣw; related to Old High German rīga line, Lithuanian raiwe strip

British Dictionary definitions for row (2 of 3)

row²

/ (raʊ) /

noun

a noisy quarrel or dispute

a noisy disturbance; commotionwe couldn't hear the music for the row next door

a reprimand

give someone a row informal to scold someone; tell someone off

verb

(intr often foll by with) to quarrel noisily

(tr) archaic to reprimand

Word Origin for row

C18: origin unknown

British Dictionary definitions for row (3 of 3)

row³

/ (rəʊ) /

verb

to propel (a boat) by using oars

(tr) to carry (people, goods, etc) in a rowing boat

to be propelled by means of (oars or oarsmen)

(intr) to take part in the racing of rowing boats as a sport, esp in eights, in which each member of the crew pulls one oarCompare scull (def. 6)

(tr) to race against in a boat propelled by oarsOxford row Cambridge every year

noun

an act, instance, period, or distance of rowing

an excursion in a rowing boat

Derived forms of row

rower, nounrowing, noun

Word Origin for row

Old English rōwan; related to Middle Dutch roien, Middle High German rüejen, Old Norse rōa, Latin rēmus oar

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with row

row

see get one's ducks in a row; kick up a fuss (row); skid row; tough row to hoe.

单词	row
释义	row ¹ [ roh ] / roʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR row ON THESAURUS.COM noun a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line: a row of apple trees. a line of persons or things so arranged: The petitioners waited in a row. a line of adjacent seats facing the same way, as in a theater: seats in the third row of the balcony. a street formed by two continuous lines of buildings. Music. tone row. Checkers. one of the horizontal lines of squares on a checkerboard; rank. verb (used with object) to put in a row (often followed by up). Idioms for row hard / long row to hoe, a difficult task or set of circumstances to confront: At 32 and with two children, she found attending medical school a hard row to hoe. Origin of row ¹ First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English reue, reuwe, rou(e) “row, line, rank (line of soldiers),” Old English rǣw, rāw; akin to Middle Dutch rije, Middle High German rīhe, German Reihe “row” Words nearby row rover, Rover Boy, roving, roving commission, Rovno, row, rowan, Rowasa, rowboat, rowdy, rowdyish Definition for row (2 of 3) row² [ roh ] / roʊ / verb (used without object) to propel a vessel by the leverage of an oar or the like. verb (used with object) to propel (a vessel) by the leverage of an oar or the like. to convey in a boat that is rowed. to convey or propel (something) in a manner suggestive of rowing. to require, use, or be equipped with (a number of oars): The captain's barge rowed twenty oars. to use (oarsmen) for rowing. to perform or participate in by rowing: to row a race. to row against in a race: Oxford rows Cambridge. noun an act, instance, or period of rowing: It was a long row to the far bank. an excursion in a rowboat: to go for a row. Origin of row ² First recorded before 950; Middle English rouen, rouwen, Old English rōwan “to go by water, sail, row”; cognate with Old Norse rōa; akin to Latin rēmus, Greek eretmón, both meaning “oar”; see also rudder OTHER WORDS FROM row row·a·ble, adjectiverower, nounun·der·row·er, noun Definition for row (3 of 3) row³ [ rou ] / raʊ / noun a noisy dispute or quarrel; commotion. noise or clamor. verb (used without object) to quarrel noisily. verb (used with object) Chiefly British. to upbraid severely; scold. Origin of row ³ First recorded in 1740–50; origin uncertain SYNONYMS FOR row 1 spat, tiff, scrap, scrape, set-to. SEE SYNONYMS FOR row ON THESAURUS.COM Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for row While just about everyone has been affected by misinformation in the digital age, Jain has had more of a front row view than most. He’s Fighting QAnon With Sunlight\|Nick Fouriezos\|September 6, 2020\|Ozy The Bucks had the top defensive regular-season rating in the league for the second year in a row, and Antetokounmpo earned the Defensive Player of Year award. Giannis Is Doing More Work In Less Time\|Andres Waters\|September 4, 2020\|FiveThirtyEight Yet we also think the AFC East — which New England has won 11 times in a row — is very much up for grabs. Newton Can Replace Brady, But Can The Pats Replace Half Of Their Defense?\|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)\|September 3, 2020\|FiveThirtyEight The chip is made completely of silicon and has rows of triangular holes. 6G Will Be 100 Times Faster Than 5G—and Now There’s a Chip for It\|Vanessa Bates Ramirez\|August 21, 2020\|Singularity Hub As a result, China’s retail sales have fallen for five months in a row since the pandemic began to spread nationally in February. Haves and Have-Nots: Pandemic Recovery Explodes China’s Wealth Gap\|Daniel Malloy\|August 19, 2020\|Ozy Detainees forced to stand on broken legs, or go 180 hours in a row without sleep. The Most Gruesome Moments in the CIA ‘Torture Report’\|Shane Harris, Tim Mak\|December 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Later that day he made a call from the row of phones in the yard and reached his wife for the first time in six months. A Million Ways to Die in Prison\|Daniel Genis\|December 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Doing three in a row got a momentum going and I want to keep that momentum going. ‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth\|Alex Suskind\|December 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In a row against the wall stood seven little beds recently covered with sheets. In New Brothers Grimm 'Snow White', The Prince Doesn't Save Her\|The Brothers Grimm\|November 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST First, seeing my father in the middle of his row crying, and thinking, Why is dad so upset? All Eyes on Anjelica Huston: The Legendary Actress on Love, Abuse, and Jack Nicholson\|Alex Suskind\|November 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Then I was conducted to the boilers, a row of ten, sunk underground in the solid rock, below the level of the shrubbery. A Month in Yorkshire\|Walter White Round the choir is a row of chapels, which are wholly wanting to the nave. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. I. (of 2)\|Dawson Turner On each leaf stood a row of capital letters, every one having a small letter by its side. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales\|Hans Christian Andersen Another method of keeping the straw in place is by stretching binder twine directly over the row. The Gladiolus\|Matthew Crawford Prepare thy boats and row up my stream; I will lead thee to Evander, the Arcadian chief. The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)\|Charles Mills Gayley British Dictionary definitions for row (1 of 3) row¹ / (rəʊ) / noun an arrangement of persons or things in a linea row of chairs mainly British a street, esp a narrow one lined with identical houses (capital when part of a street name)Church Row a line of seats, as in a cinema, theatre, etc maths a horizontal linear arrangement of numbers, quantities, or terms, esp in a determinant or matrix a horizontal rank of squares on a chessboard or draughtboard in a row in succession; one after the otherhe won two gold medals in a row a hard row to hoe a difficult task or assignment Word Origin for row Old English rāw, rǣw; related to Old High German rīga line, Lithuanian raiwe strip British Dictionary definitions for row (2 of 3) row² / (raʊ) / noun a noisy quarrel or dispute a noisy disturbance; commotionwe couldn't hear the music for the row next door a reprimand give someone a row informal to scold someone; tell someone off verb (intr often foll by with) to quarrel noisily (tr) archaic to reprimand Word Origin for row C18: origin unknown British Dictionary definitions for row (3 of 3) row³ / (rəʊ) / verb to propel (a boat) by using oars (tr) to carry (people, goods, etc) in a rowing boat to be propelled by means of (oars or oarsmen) (intr) to take part in the racing of rowing boats as a sport, esp in eights, in which each member of the crew pulls one oarCompare scull (def. 6) (tr) to race against in a boat propelled by oarsOxford row Cambridge every year noun an act, instance, period, or distance of rowing an excursion in a rowing boat See also row over Derived forms of row rower, nounrowing, noun Word Origin for row Old English rōwan; related to Middle Dutch roien, Middle High German rüejen, Old Norse rōa, Latin rēmus oar Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with row row see get one's ducks in a row; kick up a fuss (row); skid row; tough row to hoe. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to row tier, line, succession, quarrel, trouble, controversy, squabble, dispute, swim, sail, paddle, string, chain, column, rank, echelon, queue, range, train, file
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