26984 words

row

12 definitions • 15 examples
1
a line of things, people, animals, etc. arranged next to each other:

Examples:

a row of houses/books/plants/people/horses
We had seats in the front/back row of the theatre.
2
a line of houses joined together along their side walls
3
used in the names of some roads:

Examples:

Prospect Row
4
one after another without a break:

Examples:

She's been voted Best Actress three years in a row.
5
the activity of making a boat move through water using oars (= poles with flat ends):

Examples:

They've gone for a row to the island.
6
to cause a boat to move through water by pushing against the water with oars (= poles with flat ends):

Examples:

The wind dropped, so we had to row (the boat) back home.
He rowed for the US in the 2016 Olympics.
7

Examples:

My parents often have rows, but my dad does most of the shouting.
8

Examples:

I can't concentrate because of the row the builders are making.
9

Examples:

My parents are always rowing (about/over money).
10
a line of things arranged next to each other:

Examples:

Everybody lined up in a neat little row.
I want to sit in the front row.
11
If something happens a number of times in a row, it happens that many times without interruption:

Examples:

They’ve won six games in a row.
12
to cause a boat to move by pushing against the water with oars (= long poles with flat ends), or to move people in a boat in this way:

Examples:

[ T ] Dad rowed us back to shore.

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