row vs scrimmage

row

noun
  • A noisy argument. 

  • A horizontal line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right, as opposed to a column going from top to bottom. 

  • A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc. 

  • An exercise performed with a pulling motion of the arms towards the back. 

  • An act or instance of rowing. 

  • A continual loud noise. 

verb
  • To transport in a boat propelled with oars. 

  • To be moved by oars. 

  • To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars. 

  • To argue noisily. 

scrimmage

noun
  • A rough fight. 

  • In some team sports, especially soccer, a practice game which does not count on a team's record. 

  • In American football or Canadian football, a play that begins with a snap from the center while opposing teams are on either side of a line of scrimmage. 

verb
  • To have, or be involved in, a scrimmage. 

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