row

row
I UK [rəʊ] / US [roʊ] noun [countable]
Word forms "row":
singular row plural rows
***
1)
a) a series of people or things arranged in a straight line

The teacher stopped in front of a little boy in the front row.

row of:

a row of houses/shops/chairs

row upon row (= a lot of rows):

She could see row upon row of people waiting to be served.

b) a line of seats in a theatre or cinema
2) [usually singular] a short journey in a rowing boat

Let's go for a row on the lake this afternoon.

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a tough/hard row to hoe — old-fashioned something that is very difficult to deal with or do


II UK [rəʊ] / US [roʊ] verb
Word forms "row":
present tense I/you/we/they row he/she/it rows present participle rowing past tense rowed past participle rowed
*
a) [intransitive/transitive] to move a boat through water using long poles with flat ends called oars

We rowed past the docks.

b) [intransitive] to row a boat as a sport

He used to row for his college.

Phrasal verbs:
III UK [raʊ] / US noun
Word forms "row":
singular row plural rows
*
1)
a) [countable] a noisy argument

Mike stormed out after a row.

have a row (with someone):

I had a row with my boyfriend last night.

a blazing row (= a very angry row):

We had a blazing row a couple of years ago and I haven't seen her since.

row about/over:

Rows about money are a common reason for the breakdown of marriages.

b) a serious disagreement about an issue between people, organizations, or countries
row about/over:

the continuing row over the terms of the ceasefire

row between:

a row between London and Paris over a trade deal with the US

2) [singular] noisy behaviour or activity

I wish they'd stop that row!


IV UK [raʊ] / US verb [intransitive]
Word forms "row":
present tense I/you/we/they row he/she/it rows present participle rowing past tense rowed past participle rowed
if people row, they have a short noisy argument with each other

My parents never rowed.

row with:

I'm not going to row with you – I'd just like you to explain.

row about/over:

We'd rowed about it bitterly.


English dictionary. 2014.

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