Row meaning

What does “row” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“row” is a noun and verb with 8 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line.

row

noun

  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”

  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”

    Synonymscourse
  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

    Synonymsrowing

verb

  1. propel with oars

    “row the boat across the lake”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University