boat vs row

boat and row both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
boat	Yes	No	Yes	No
row	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, row is a hyponym of boat; that is, row is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than boat:

Other hyponyms of boat include motorboat, yacht, sail, canoe, kayak, paddle.

boat (noun)	row (noun)
a small vessel for travel on water	the act of rowing as a sport
a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce	(construction) a layer of masonry
	a continuous chronological succession without an interruption
	an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
	a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side
	a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally)
	an angry dispute

boat (verb)	row (verb)
ride in a boat on water	propel with oars