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Meaning:
Noun:
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline.
- A measure of length equal to one twelfth of an inch.
- A more-or-less dealt with, or arranged thumb|right|350px|Painting of Prussian Infantry attacking in lines during the [[w:Battle of Hohenfriedberg|Battle of Hohenfriedberg.]]
- A path through two or more points (see also segment), a continuous mark, including as made by a pen, pencil, or graver; any path.
- A rope, cord, string, or thread; a slender, strong cord, or a cord of any thickness; a hawser.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare ''lineage''.
- A small amount of text: specifically:
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark.
- en|topic=fencing|move to 'line of engagement'?fencing|?line of engagement? The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- slang|1800s|?the line? The batter?s box.
- biblical That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- firefighting A hose.
- geography|?the line? or ?equinoctial line? The equator.
- geometry|informal A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- stock exchange A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. from earlier 17th c.
- cricket The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- Direction
- engineering The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working.
- geography A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- geometry An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- graphtheory An edge of a graph.
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- military A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified armed forces.
- military The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- music One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- obsolete Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax.
- The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; a boundary; a contour; an outline; a demarcation.
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. from later 19th c.
- The products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. from earlier 19th c.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
Source: Wiktionary
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Verb:
- intransitive|baseball To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
- intransitive|?line up? To form or enter into a line.
- transitive|obsolete To impregnate (applied to brute animals). ? Creech.
- transitive|obsolete To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
- transitive To cover the inside/inner surface of (something).
- transitive To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
- transitive To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines.
- transitive To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- transitive To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- transitive To read or repeat line by line.
Source: Wiktionary
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