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Etymology 1

From Middle English rewe, rowe, rawe, from Old English r?w, r?w, probably from Proto-Germanic *raiw?, *raigw?, *raih- (�row, streak, line�), from Proto-Indo-European *reyk- (�to carve, scratch, etch�). Cognate with dialectal Norwegian r� (�boundary line�), Middle Dutch r?e, Dutch rij (�row, line�), Old High German r?ga (�line�), rihan (�to string�), Middle High German rige (�line, row, ditch�), r?he (�row, line, corridor�), German Reihe (�row�), Middle Low German r?ge, r?ge, Old Norse rega (�string�), Middle Dutch r?ghe, Dutch rijg, rijge, German Riege (�sports team�).

Noun

row (plural rows)

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

Etymology 2

From Middle English rowen (�to row�), from Old English r?wan (�to row�), from Proto-Germanic *r?an? (�to row�), from Proto-Indo-European *h?reh?- (�to row�). Compare West Frisian roeie, Dutch roeien, Danish ro. More at rudder.

Noun

row (plural rows)

1. An act or instance of rowing.
2. (weightlifting) An exercise performed with a pulling motion of the arms towards the back.

Verb

row (third-person singular simple present rows, present participle rowing, simple past and past participle rowed)

1. (transitive or intransitive, nautical) To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.
2. (transitive) To transport in a boat propelled with oars.
3. (intransitive) To be moved by oars.

Etymology 3

Unclear; some suggest it is a back-formation from rouse, verb.

Noun

row (plural rows)

1. A noisy argument.
2. A continual loud noise.

Verb

row (third-person singular simple present rows, present participle rowing, simple past and past participle rowed)

1. (intransitive) to argue noisily

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