- pronunciation:
- ro
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
rows, rowing, rowed |
| definition 1: |
When you row, you make a boat move forward in water using something called oars. Oars are long poles that are wide and flat at the ends. With the oars in the water, you push the water back toward the end of the boat. Then you pick the oars up out of the water and do it again.
You have to be pretty strong to row. I tried it in our boat, but I got tired fast.- synonyms:
- paddle
- similar words:
- pull
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| definition 2: |
to cause (a boat) to move forward by means of oars.
Chris and his father rowed their boat down the river.- synonyms:
- paddle
- similar words:
- pull
|
| derivation: |
rower (n.) |
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roe (fish eggs or a small deer)?
Row1,
row2, and
roe sound alike but have different meanings.