row vs boat

row and boat both are nouns.

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

As verbs, boat is a hypernym of row; that is, boat is a word with a broader meaning than row:

row (noun)	boat (noun)
the act of rowing as a sport	a small vessel for travel on water
(construction) a layer of masonry	a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
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

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