ROW

I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rōwan; akin to Middle High German rüejen to ~, Latin remus oar Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to propel a boat by means of oars, to move by or as if by the propulsion of oars, transitive verb 1. to propel with or as if with oars, b. to participate in (a ~ing match), to compete against in ~ing, to pull (an oar) in a crew, to transport in an oar-propelled boat, ~er noun II. noun Date: 1832 an act or instance of ~ing, III. noun Etymology: Middle English rawe; akin to Old English rǣw ~, Old High German rīga line, and perhaps to Sanskrit rikhati he scratches Date: 13th century a number of objects arranged in a usually straight line , 2. way , street , a street or area dominated by a specific kind of enterprise or occupancy , twelve-tone ~ , 4. a continuous strip usually running horizontally or parallel to a baseline, a horizontal arrangement of items, IV. transitive verb Date: 1657 to form into ~s, V. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1746 a noisy disturbance or quarrel, VI. intransitive verb Date: 1797 to engage in a ~ ; have a quarrel