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    row1 S2 W2 /rəʊ $ roʊ/ noun [countable]

    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
       SYN  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

    II
    row2 /raʊ/ noun British English
    1. [countable] a short angry argument, especially between people who know each other well
       SYN  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. [countable] a situation in which people disagree strongly about important public matters
       SYN  controversy
        row about/over
        a new row over government secrecy
    3. [singular] a loud unpleasant noise that continues for a long time
       SYN  racket:
        Stop that row – I’m trying to get to sleep!
         
    COLLOCATIONS
    ■ verbs
       ▪ have a row Have you and Peter had a row?
    ■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + row
       ▪ a huge row They had a huge row when he got back home early yesterday.
       ▪ a furious row She left the party after a furious row with her boyfriend.
       ▪ a blazing/flaming row (=a very angry row) She had a blazing row with Eddie and stormed out of the house.
       ▪ a stand-up row (=a very angry row) That night there was a stand-up row among the four kidnappers.
       ▪ a family row When he turned up late, there was a family row.
       ▪ an unholy row informal (=a very angry row) An unholy row broke out between two of the men drinking in the bar.

    III
    row3 /rəʊ $ roʊ/ verb
    [intransitive and transitive] 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 noun [singular]:
        Why don’t we go for a row?
    —rower noun [countable]

    IV
    row4 /raʊ/ verb [intransitive]
    British English to argue in an angry way
        row about
        They rowed about money all the time.