Complete Definition of "row"

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English

Etymology 1
OE. r�w. Cognate with Dutch rij and German Reihe "row".

Pronunciation
(RP): enPR|r�, IPA|/r��/, SAMPA|/r@U/
(US): enPR|r�, IPA|/ro�/, SAMPA|/roU/
audio|en-us-row.ogg|Audio (US)
:Homophones: rho, roe
:rhymes|��

Noun
en-noun

  1. A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.
  2. A line of entry|entries in a table, etc., going from left to right; as opposed to a column going from top to bottom.

Synonyms
(line of objects): line, sequence, series, succession, tier (of seats)
(in a table): line

Translations
trans-top|line of objects
Arabic: ARchar|ص� IPAchar|(�aff) m
Bosnian: red#Bosnian|red m
Chinese: � (pái)
Danish: række c, rad c
Dutch: rij f
Finnish: rivi
French: ligne f, rang#French|rang m, rangée f
German: Reihe f
Hungarian: sor
Italian: fila f
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Japanese: � (��, retsu)
Korean: � (jul)
Kurdish: KUchar|��ز
Portuguese: fila#Portuguese|fila f
Russian: ��д (rjad) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �ед#Serbian|�ед m
:Roman: red#Serbian|red m
Spanish: fila#Spanish|fila f
Swedish: rad#Swedish|rad c
Telugu: వర�స (varusa)
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trans-top|in a table
Bosnian: red#Bosnian|red m
Czech: �ádek m
Danish: række c
Dutch: rij f
Finnish: rivi
French: ligne f
German: Zeile f
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Italian: riga f
Japanese: � (gy�)
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �ед#Serbian|�ед m
:Roman: red#Serbian|red m
Swedish: rad#Swedish|rad c
Telugu: �డ�డ� వర�స (aDDu varusa)
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Catalan: fila f (1), filera f (1)
ttbc|CJKV Characters: � (pài)
ttbc|Polish: rz�d m (1), wiersz m (2)

Etymology 2
OE. r�wan, cognate with rudder.

Noun
en-noun

  1. weightlifting An exercise performed with a pulling motion of the arms towards the back.

Translations
trans-top|exercise
Spanish: remo, remado
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Verb
en-verb

  1. context|transitive|nautical To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.
  2. context|intransitive|nautical To propel a boat or other craft over water using oars.

Translations
trans-top|transitive:to propel over water using oars
Chinese: � huá
Danish: ro#Danish|ro
Dutch: roeien
Finnish: soutaa
French: ramer
German: rudern
Italian: remare
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Portuguese: remar
Spanish: remar
Swedish: ro#Swedish|ro
Telugu: త�డ�డ� వ�య�� (teDDu vaeyuTa)
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trans-top|intransitive: to propel a boat or other craft over water using oars
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Etymology 3
Unclear; some suggest it is a back-form|rouse|nocap1|nodot3, verb.

Pronunciation
enPR|rou, IPA|/ra�/, SAMPA|/raU/
audio|en-us-row-fight.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|a�

Noun
en-noun

  1. A noisy argument.
  2. A continual loud noise.<!--Note: continual, because it must be sustained for it to be a row; for example, a single bang is not a row, but continual banging is; note: "continual" not "continuous" - Paul G, 2005-09-02-->

#:Who's making that row?

Synonyms
(noisy argument): argument, disturbance, fight, fracas, quarrel, shouting match, slanging match
(continual loud noise): din, racket

Translations
trans-top|noisy argument
Danish: spektakel n, tumult c, optøjer p n, ballade c, strid c, skænderi n, slagsmål n
Dutch: ruzie f
Finnish: riita, rähinä
German: Auseinandersetzung f, Prügelei f, Radau m, Schlägerei f, Stunk m
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Swedish: gräl, bråk, tumult
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trans-top|continual loud noise
Danish: spektakel n, ballade c
Finnish: meteli, rähinä
German: Aufruhr m, Donnerwetter n, Klamauk m, Krach m, Krakeel m, Krawall m, Lärm m, Rabatz m, Radau m, Spektakel n, Tumult m
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Swedish: oväsen
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Verb
en-verb

  1. intransitive To argue noisily.

Synonyms
(argue noisily): argue, fight

Translations
trans-top|intransitive: to argue noisily
Danish: skændes, skælde ud
Finnish: riidellä
German: any of the translations above for "noisy argument" followed by machen or by veranstalten or by verursachen
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Portuguese: discutir
Swedish: gräla, bråka
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