a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally)
"a mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds"
"rows of barbed wire protected the trenches"
a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side
"The spreadsheet required us to input every figure into its own cell within that single row before we could run the calculations."
a continuous chronological succession without an interruption
"they won the championship three years in a row"
A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.
"The couple was having such a loud row that their neighbors came out to check on them."
An act or instance of rowing.
A noisy argument.
In plain English: A row is an argument or fight between people.
"The boat rowed gently down the river."
To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.
"The couple began to row loudly as soon as they walked into the restaurant over who was paying the bill."
To argue noisily.
In plain English: To row means to move a boat forward by using oars.
"They rowed across the lake in a small boat."
Usage: Use this verb to describe moving a small boat by manually pulling on oars, distinguishing it from sailing with wind power or driving a motorized vessel. It often appears in phrases like "row across the lake" where human effort is the primary source of propulsion.
A surname.
"The Row family has owned the bakery on Main Street for three generations."
The word row comes from Old English and originally meant a streak or line. It traveled into modern English with this sense of an orderly arrangement rather than the current meaning of moving in water or arguing.