row (n.)

  1. an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line; a row of chairs'

  2. an angry dispute; they had a quarrel; they had words

    [ Syn: quarrel , wrangle , words , run-in , dustup ]

  3. a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally); a mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds; rows of barbed wire protected the trenches'

  4. (construction) a layer of masonry; a course of bricks

    [ Syn: course ]

  5. a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side

  6. a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; they won the championship three years in a row'

  7. the act of rowing as a sport

    [ Syn: rowing ]

    row (v.)

  1. propel with oars; row the boat across the lake'

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