rowing

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
row1 /rəʊ/

▶noun a number of people or things in a more or less straight line.

– phrases
a hard (or tough) row to hoe a difficult task.
in a row informal in succession.

– origin OE rāw, of Gmc origin.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
row2 /rəʊ/

▶verb

• 1 propel (a boat) with oars.

  ■ travel by propelling a boat in this way.

• 2 engage in the sport of rowing.

  ■ (row someone down) overtake a team in a rowing race.

▶noun a spell of rowing.

– derivatives
rower noun,
rowing noun.

– origin OE rōwan, of Gmc origin; rel. to rudder.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
row3 /raʊ/ chiefly Brit.

▶noun

• 1 an acrimonious quarrel.

• 2 a loud noise or uproar.

• 3 informal a severe reprimand.

▶verb

• 1 have a quarrel.

• 2 informal rebuke severely.

– origin C18: of unknown origin.