Row | Mean of row in English Dictionary

/ˈroʊ/

• Noun
• a straight line of people or things that are next to each other
1. rows of corn
2. The desks are arranged in six rows.
3. The table of figures should include totals at the end of each row and column.
4. The bookstore has row upon row [=many rows] of self-help books.
• a line of seats in a theater, stadium, etc.
1. I see three empty seats in the second/front/back row.
2. We have front-row seats for the concert.
• a street or road
1. I live on Vassar Row.
2. a house on Church Row

• something that is difficult to do or deal with
1. I am considering becoming a doctor, but I know that it's a tough row to hoe.
• following one after another
1. There are three blue houses in a row.
2. She had her birthday party at the bowling alley three years in a row. [=three consecutive years]
• Verb
• to move a boat through water using oars
1. Let's row (over) to the island after lunch.
2. We'll take turns rowing.
3. They rowed the boat all the way across the lake.
• to carry (someone or something) in a boat that you row
1. I rowed the kids out to the island.
• Noun
• an act of rowing a boat
1. I went for a row on the lake.
• a noisy argument
1. She got into a terrible row [=quarrel] with her boyfriend.
• a lot of loud arguing or complaining usually involving many people
1. The proposal to build a new nuclear energy plant caused a huge row. [=uproar]
• a loud, unpleasant noise
1. The children got hold of the drums and made an awful row. [=racket]
• Verb
• to have a noisy argument with someone
1. They were rowing again.
2. He's always rowing with his wife about/over trivial things.