The difference between Fight and Row

When used as nouns, fight means an occasion of fighting, whereas row means a line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.

When used as verbs, fight means to contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc, whereas row means to propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.


check bellow for the other definitions of Fight and Row

  1. Fight as a verb (intransitive):

    To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.

    Examples:

    "A wounded animal will fight like a maniac, relentless, savage and murderous."

  2. Fight as a verb (reciprocal):

    To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc.

    Examples:

    "The two boxers have been fighting for more than half an hour."

  3. Fight as a verb (intransitive):

    To strive for; to campaign or contend for success.

    Examples:

    "He fought for the Democrats in the last election."

  4. Fight as a verb (transitive):

    To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).

    Examples:

    "The battle was fought just over that hill."

  5. Fight as a verb (transitive):

    To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.

    Examples:

    "My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II."

  6. Fight as a verb (transitive):

    To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.

    Examples:

    "The government pledged to fight corruption."

  7. Fight as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.

    Examples:

    "to fight cocks;  to fight one's ship"

  1. Fight as a noun:

    An occasion of fighting.

    Examples:

    "One of them got stuck in a chokehold and got stabbed to death during the fight."

  2. Fight as a noun (archaic):

    A battle between opposing armies.

  3. Fight as a noun:

    A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.

    Examples:

    "Watch your language, are you looking for a fight?"

  4. Fight as a noun (sports):

    A boxing or martial arts match.

    Examples:

    "I'm going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night."

  5. Fight as a noun:

    A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.

    Examples:

    "I'll put up a fight to save this company."

  6. Fight as a noun (uncountable):

    The will or ability to fight.

    Examples:

    "That little guy has a bit of fight in him after all. As soon as he saw the size of his opponent, all the fight went out of him."

  7. Fight as a noun (obsolete):

    A screen for the combatants in ships.

  1. Row as a noun:

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

  2. Row as a noun:

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

  1. Row as a noun (weightlifting):

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

  1. Row as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive, nautical):

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

  2. Row as a verb (transitive):

    To transport in a boat propelled with oars.

    Examples:

    "to row the captain ashore in his barge"

  3. Row as a verb (intransitive):

    To be moved by oars.

    Examples:

    "The boat rows easily."

  1. Row as a noun:

    A noisy argument.

  2. Row as a noun:

    A continual loud noise.

    Examples:

    "Who's making that row?"

  1. Row as a verb (intransitive):

    to argue noisily