row

/roʊ/

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Also a noun

Meaning

  1. To propel a boat through water using oars.

    • He decided to row the small wooden dinghy across the calm lake at dawn.

How it's used

This means “move a boat with oars”

  • row across the lake
  • row the boat

“row it.”

They rowed the boat to the other side of the river.

Collocations

  • row a boat
  • row across
  • row upstream
  • row downstream

Synonyms

  • paddle
  • pull
  • scull
  • propel

Idioms

  • row one's own boat

    to be independent and self-reliant

    She has always preferred to row her own boat rather than rely on family money.