row

row1 [ rou ] noun count ***

1. ) 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/stores/chairs

row upon row (=a lot of rows): She could see row upon row of people waiting to be served.

a ) a line of seats in a theater

2. ) usually singular a short trip in a ROWBOAT:

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

in a row

1. ) in a straight line:

The children stood in a row against the wall.

2. ) one after another, without anything different happening in between:

They clocked up seven wins in a row.

His job allows him to take several days off in a row.

a tough/hard row to hoe OLD-FASHIONED

something that is very difficult to deal with or do

row

row 2 [ rou ] verb *

intransitive or transitive to move a boat through water using long poles with flat ends called oars:

We rowed past the docks.

a. intransitive to row a boat as a sport:

He used to row for his college.

row

row 3 [ rau ] noun count BRITISH

a noisy argument:

Mike stormed out after a row.

have a row (with someone): I had a row with my boyfriend last night.

row about/over: Rows about money are a common reason for the breakdown of marriages.

a. 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 U.S.

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

row 4 [ rau ] verb intransitive BRITISH

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.