Definitions of line in various dictionaries:
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a formation of people or things one beside another
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a mark that is long relative to its width
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a formation of people or things one behind another
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a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness
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text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
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a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
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a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
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a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood
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a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
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a connected series of events or actions or developments
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a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
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a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
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a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
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the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
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a telephone connection
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acting in conformity
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the descendants of one individual
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something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
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the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
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in games or sports
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(often plural) a means of communication or access
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a particular kind of product or merchandise
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a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
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space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
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the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
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a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
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persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
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a short personal letter
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a conceptual separation or distinction
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mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
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be in line with
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cover the interior of
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make a mark or lines on a surface
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mark with lines
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fill plentifully
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reinforce with fabric
The path traced by a moving point.
A thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface.
A similar mark cut or scratched into a surface.
A crease in the skin, especially on the face; a wrinkle.
A real or imaginary mark positioned in relation to fixed points of reference.
A degree or circle of longitude or latitude drawn on a map or globe.
The equator.
A border or boundary: the county line.
A demarcation: a line of darker water beyond the reef.
A contour or an outline: the line of the hills against the evening sky.
A mark used to define a shape or represent a contour.
Any of the marks that make up the formal design of a picture.
A cable, rope, string, cord or wire.
A rope used aboard a ship.
A fishing line.
A clothesline.
A cord or tape used, as by builders or surveyors, for measuring, leveling, or straightening.
A pipe or system of pipes for conveying a fluid: gas lines.
An electric-power transmission cable.
A wire or system of wires connecting telephone or telegraph systems.
An open or functioning telephone connection: tried to get a free line.
A passenger or cargo system of public or private transportation, as by ship, aircraft, or bus, usually over a definite route.
A company owning or managing such a system.
A railway track or system of tracks.
A particular section of a railway network: the Philadelphia-Trenton line.
A course of progress or movement; a route: a line of flight.
A general method, manner, or course of procedure: different lines of thought; took a hard line on defense.
A manner or course of procedure determined by a specified factor: development along socialist lines.
An official or prescribed policy: the party line.
Oresteia.
A condition of agreement; alignment: brought the front wheels into line; a wage agreement in line with current inflation.
Range of competence: not in my line.
Merchandise or services of a similar or related nature: carries a complete line of small tools.
A group of persons or things arranged in a row or series: long lines at the box office; a line of stones.
Ancestry or lineage.
A series of persons, especially from one family, who succeed each other: a line of monarchs; comes from a long line of bankers.
A strain, as of livestock or plants, developed and maintained by selective breeding.
A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending: a line of argument.
An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.
The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.
A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.
One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.
A brief letter; a note: I’ll drop you a line.
A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter: a line of iambic pentameter.
Often lines.
Glib or insincere talk, usually intended to deceive or impress: He kept on handing me a line about how busy he is.
A marriage certificate.
A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.
A horizontal demarcation on a scorecard in bridge dividing the honor score from the trick score.
A source of information.
The information itself: got a line on the computer project.
Music.
A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.
A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.
The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.
The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.
The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.
The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.
A bulwark or trench.
An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.
Sports.
A foul line.
A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.
A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.
The center and two wings making up a hockey team’s offensive unit.
Football.
A line of scrimmage.
The linemen considered as a group.
The odds a bookmaker gives, especially for sports events.
A kind of coverage available in insurance.
The proportion of an insurance risk assumed by a particular underwriter or company.
A small amount of cocaine arranged in a thin, usually tightly rolled strip for sniffing.
One’s lot or position in life.
To mark, incise, or cover with a line or lines.
To represent with lines.
To place in a series or row.
To form a bordering line along: Small stalls lined the alley.
To hit (a ball) sharply, usually in a straight line.
To arrange in or form a line.
To organize and make ready: lined up considerable support for the bill.
In every place.
At every stage or moment.
All the way; throughout: Errors are to be found down the line.
At a point or an end in the future.
Ready or available for immediate payment.
So as to be risked; in jeopardy: “Careers were on the line once again” (Seymour M.
Uncalled-for; improper.
Unruly and out of control.
To fit a covering to the inside surface of: a coat lined with fur.
To cover the inner surface of: Moisture lined the walls of the cave.
To fill plentifully, as with money or food.
verb - to mark with lines (slender, continuous marks)