noun

1. a number of people or things arranged so as to form a line, esp. a straight line
2. any of a series of such horizontal lines in parallel, as of seats in a theater or airplane, corn in a field, etc.
3. a street with a line of buildings on either side, specif. one with occupants or establishments of a specified kind fraternity row

Etymology: ME rowe < OE ræw, akin to Ger reihe < IE base *rei-, to tear, split > rive, reap

transitive verb

transitive verb

1. to propel (a boat, etc.) on water by or as by using oars
2. to convey in or on a boat, etc. propelled in this way
3. to employ (a specified number of oars): said of a boat
4. to use (oarsmen, a stroke, etc. as specified) in rowing, esp. in a race
5. to engage in (a race) by rowing
6. to row against in a race

Etymology: ME rowen < OE rowan, akin to ON roa < IE base *erē-, to row, oar > rudder, L remus, oar, Gr eretēs, rower

intransitive verb

1. to use oars in propelling a boat
2. to be propelled by means of oars: said of a boat

noun

1. an act or period of rowing
2. a trip made by rowboat

noun

Etymology: back-form. < ? rouse, with loss of s, as in pea or cherry

intransitive verb