Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Row \Row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Rowing}.] [AS. r?wan; akin to D. roeijen, MHG. r["u]ejen,
   Dan. roe, Sw. ro, Icel. r?a, L. remus oar, Gr. ?, Skr.
   aritra. [root]8. Cf. {Rudder}.]
   1. To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the
      surface of water; as, to row a boat.

   2. To transport in a boat propelled with oars; as, to row the
      captain ashore in his barge.

Source : WordNet®

rowing
     n : the act of rowing as a sport [syn: {row}]