~ 1 [ rəʊ ]
■ noun a number of people or things in a more or less straight line.
Phrases
a hard (or tough ) ~ to hoe a difficult task.
in a ~ informal in succession.
Origin
OE rāw , of Gmc origin.
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~ 2 [ rəʊ ]
■ verb
1》 propel (a boat) with oars.
↘travel by propelling a boat in this way.
2》 engage in the sport of ~ing.
↘( ~ someone down ) overtake a team in a ~ing race.
■ noun a spell of ~ing.
Derivatives
~er noun
~ing noun
Origin
OE rōwan , of Gmc origin; related to rudder .
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~ 3 [ 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.