row


Definition: Meaning of, row in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rəʊ /

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row rows
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  1. a line of things or people next to each other [↪  column]
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  2. a line of seats in a theatre or cinema
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  3. in a row happening a number of times, one after the other [=  consecutively]
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  4. used in the name of some roads
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  5. a hard/tough row to hoe used to say that a particular situation is difficult
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  6. [countable] a short angry argument, especially between people who know each other well [=  quarrel]
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  7. [countable] a situation in which people disagree strongly about important public matters [=  controversy]
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  8. [singular] a loud unpleasant noise that continues for a long time [=  racket]
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
row rowed rowed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
rowing rows
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  1. [intransitive and transitive] to make a boat move across water using OAR s
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  2. British English to argue in an angry way
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row used in phrases

  • Savile Row
    1. a street in London where there are many clothes shops for men. They sell traditional, often hand-made suits, which are considered to be of high quality.
  • death row (noun)
    1. the part of a prison where prisoners who will be punished by being killed are kept
  • in a row (adverb)
    1. in a series; one after another
  • row house (noun)
    1. American English a house that is part of a line of houses that are joined to each other [=  terraced house British English]
  • row of bricks (noun)
    1. usually in a straight line a course of bricks place next to each other
  • skid row (noun)
    1. be on skid row informal if someone is on skid row, they drink too much alcohol and have no job, nowhere to live etc
    2. [uncountable] used to talk about a part of a city with a lot of old buildings in bad condition, where poor people who drink too much alcohol spend their time
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row used in phrasal verbs

  • row back (phrasal verb)
    1. to slightly change something that you previously said, or to slightly change your opinion on an issue
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