The difference between Fracas and Row

When used as nouns, fracas means a noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap, whereas row means a line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.

Row is also verb with the meaning: to propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fracas and Row

  1. Fracas as a noun:

    A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.

  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

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