row

row¹ W2S2 [rəu US rou] n

1.) a line of things or people next to each other

→↑column row of

▪ a row of houses

▪ rows of trees

in a row

▪ The children were asked to stand in a row.

▪ row upon row (=many rows) of shelves stacked with books

2.) a line of seats in a theatre or cinema

▪ We sat in the front row.

3.) in a row

happening a number of times, one after the other

= ↑consecutively

4 nights/3 weeks etc in a row

▪ She's been out four nights in a row.

▪ I've beaten her three times in a row .

4.) used in the name of some roads

▪ 22 Church Row

5.) a hard/tough row to hoe

used to say that a particular situation is difficult

row ²

row² [rau] n BrE

1.)

a short angry argument, especially between people who know each other well

= ↑quarrel row with

▪ He had just had a row with his wife.

row about

▪ What was the row about?

▪ a family row

▪ a blazing row (=a very angry argument)

2.)

a situation in which people disagree strongly about important public matters

= ↑controversy row about/over

▪ a new row over government secrecy

3.) [singular]

a loud unpleasant noise that continues for a long time

= ↑racket

▪ Stop that row - I'm trying to get to sleep!

row ³

row³ [rəu US rou] v

[I and T]

to make a boat move across water using ↑oars

row away/towards/across

▪ She rowed across the lake.

▪ Jenny used to row at college (=as a sport) .

>row n [singular]

▪ Why don't we go for a row ?

>rower n

row ⁴

row⁴ [rau] v

[i]BrE to argue in an angry way

row about

▪ They rowed about money all the time.