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row

verb [I or T]
 
 
/rəʊ/ US  /roʊ/

Definition

B2 to cause a boat to move through water by pushing against the water with oars (= poles with flat ends): The wind dropped, so we had to row (the boat) back home.Rowing rower
 
 
/ˈrəʊ.ər/ US  /ˈroʊ.ɚ/ noun [C]
rowing
 
 
/ˈrəʊ.ɪŋ/ US  /ˈroʊ-/ noun [U]
I love rowing.Rowing
(Definition of row verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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