The word row (rhymes with “grow”) has two completely unrelated meanings:

1. A line of things or people arranged side by side. Students sit in rows in a classroom, with each row containing several desks lined up next to each other. A farmer plants vegetables in neat rows. Theater seats are organized in rows so everyone can see the stage. When you're told you're “in the front row,” you're in the line closest to the action. The phrase “three times in a row” means three times consecutively, one right after another, like winning three games in a row without losing.
2. To move a boat through water using oars. When you row a boat, you sit facing backward and pull wooden paddles called oars through the water, which pushes the boat forward. Rowing requires rhythm and coordination. If two people are rowing together, they need to pull their oars at the same time, or the boat will spin in circles instead of going straight. Rowing is both a practical way to move small boats and a competitive sport, with rowing teams racing in long, narrow boats called shells. A person who rows is called a rower.

A row can also mean a loud, noisy argument, pronounced to rhyme with “cow.”