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line English

Meaning line meaning

What does line mean?
Definitions in simple English

line Noun

— A mark that is long, straight and very thin. She drew a line down the middle of the page to divide the page into two parts. — A row. Put the buttons in a straight line on the front of the shirt. — A row of people who are waiting for something in order; a queue. You got here last, so you have to stand at the back of the line.

line Verb

— Someone lines things up when they put them in a straight line or row. — Someone lines something up when they put it just in the right place or at the edge of something. Line up the end of the piece of wood with the edge of the table. — Someone lines up when they start waiting in a line (queue) with other people. Everyone line up here, please, and I'll help you one at a time. — Someone lines something when they mark it with one or more lines. Please line the pitch before the match. — Someone lines something when they add an inside layer of material (liner) to it.

line

— noun a formation of people or things one beside another the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed they were arrayed in line of battle the cast stood in line for the curtain call — noun a mark that is long relative to its width He drew a line on the chart — noun a formation of people or things one behind another the line stretched clear around the corner you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter — noun a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point — noun text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen the letter consisted of three short lines there are six lines in every stanza — noun a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops) they attacked the enemy's line — noun a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum — noun (= line of reasoning) a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning I can't follow your line of reasoning — noun (= cable) a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power — noun (= course) a connected series of events or actions or developments the government took a firm course historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available — verb be in line with; form a line along trees line the riverbank — noun a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent — verb cover the interior of line the gloves line a chimney — noun (= wrinkle) a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface his face has many lines ironing gets rid of most wrinkles — noun the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed — noun (= pipeline) a pipe used to transport liquids or gases a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport — noun acting in conformity in line with he got out of line toe the line — noun (= telephone line) a telephone connection — noun something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible a washing line — noun (= lineage) the descendants of one individual his entire lineage has been warriors — noun (= business) the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money he's not in my line of business — noun a commercial organization serving as a common carrier — noun a particular kind of product or merchandise a nice line of shoes — noun in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area — noun (= channel) (often plural) a means of communication or access it must go through official channels lines of communication were set up between the two firms — noun persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress 'let me show you my etchings' is a rather worn line he has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk — noun a conceptual separation or distinction there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity — verb reinforce with fabric lined books are more enduring — verb fill plentifully line one's pockets — verb mark with lines sorrow had lined his face — noun space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising — noun (= production line) mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it — noun a short personal letter drop me a line when you get there — verb (= trace, draw) make a mark or lines on a surface draw a line trace the outline of a figure in the sand — noun (= credit line) the maximum credit that a customer is allowed — noun (= air) a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence she was humming an air from Beethoven

Synonyms line synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as line?

line English » English

row queue file stripe series string rank range streak rope cord stroke column family wrinkle turn track thread route mark lineage wire furrow course boundary border verse strain stock rule limit tune melody melodic phrase melodic line direction descent air seam pedigree path occupation line of descent job crease cable business blood ancestry straight line

Topics line topics

What do people use line to talk about?
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation

Sports
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Sports

Basketball
Work and occupation Working with buildings Infrastructure

Road
Person Body

Skin
Language and thought Communication Story

Poetry
Social behavior Relationships Kinship Related by birth

Grandson, granddaughter
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Sports

Football, soccer
Work and occupation Hunt and fish Fishing

Fishing equipment
Work and occupation Tool

Fastening tool
Physical actions Move Not moving

Wait
Physical actions Arrange Tie

Rope, string
States Big

Long
States Big

Measure
States Quality Shape

Line
States Quality Texture

Furrow
Social behavior Conflict

War
Physical actions Move Travel

Map
Language and thought Think Mind

Think about
Daily life Food Food preparation

Serve food
Universe, creation World Land

Earthquake
Language and thought Think Opinion

Extreme belief
Language and thought Want Request

Refuse to do something
Language and thought Want

Influence
Social behavior Relationships Kinship

Related by birth
Social behavior Social activity

Dance
Work and occupation Work Method Plan

Arrange an event
Work and occupation Working with buildings Building

Land, property
Work and occupation Finance Have wealth

Poor
Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move straight without turning
Physical actions

Arrange
Physical actions Physical impact

Aim at a target
States Big Distance

Deep, shallow

  • What instruments are used to measure how deep something is?
    plumb line
States Quality Shape Horizontal

Vertical
States Quality Type, kind Compare

Same
States Time Relative time Before

After
Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations

Relations involving correspondences

Conjugation line conjugation

How do you conjugate line?

line · verb

Examples line examples

How do I use line in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Many people were waiting in line.
I tried to call Mr Smith, but the line was busy.
This line is parallel to that.
My father is a pilot on the domestic line.
He drew a straight line on the wall.
A straight line is a trivial example of a curve.
That was out of line.
God is a circle whose circumference is a straight line.
Our athletes crossed the finish line last.
Tom waited in line with Mary.
The train had to stop because there was a tree lying across the railway line.
Tom complained about having to stand in line.
Tom is waiting in the check-out line.
That's MY line!
There is a fine line between speech that is terse and to the point and speech that is too abrupt.
You're giving me the same old line.
Since you like to write letters, why don't you drop her a line?
Please tell me which railway line to use from the airport to downtown.
The locomotive was pulling a long line of freight cars.
After some freight cars were derailed, services were suspended on the Chuo Line.
There was a continuous line of cars.
Charles always takes the line of least resistance.
As soon as I get to London, I'll drop you a line.
The line is busy again.
You are the next in line for promotion.
Line up the desks in the classroom.
Fishing just isn't my line.
All of the rules must be in line with company policy.
Don't cut in line.

Movie subtitles

You think your life line would be as tough as silk thread!
I don't know if my life line is tough, but. I know that I have to protect this place! I know that I have to protect this place!
Make a line, a line.
Now, it's the time for us to make up our minds to choose the line, just like Hyeongbang did.
Geez, how could Hyeongbang choose the line that quickly?
Within those there is a line in which none of them is to employ rebels.
Subclavian line.
SHE GROANS Can someone prep me for an art line, please?
Basically. Four people are gonna have a second shot at life today, and three people are willing to put their lives on the line. all because of Illyana.
Dr. Kowalski, phone call on line 1.
Dr. Kowalski, line 1.
Bought it, hook, line and sinker.
My new restaurant needs top-of-the-line equipment.
This registration starts as a wiggling line near zero where there is no radio emission.
Straight! You want a straight line!
How'd you get to the front of the line so fast?
How's the cotton candy line?
Uh, because we're gonna line up for the bouncy, uh.
First you cut the line, now you get free cotton candy.
It was immature and out of line.
One line. Walk.
Line is secure.
The Bread Line of Hollywood.
Just when I had her on the 5-yard line.
In it he has achieved a greatness in the handling of color and line.
Lopez! Lopez, get 'em in line!
A week ago, I was standing in line, holding a tuna baguette, queuing up for easyJet.
Evidently, you've intersected a line of narco-finance and.
Line it up! Faster.
There are 273 people in line, who have the rights to inherit the throne, so you don't have to worry.
First in line to inherit, Princess Lee Jae Sin.
Four people are gonna have a second shot at life today, and three people are willing to put their lives on the line. all because of Illyana.
Look, now, remember, guys, today we draw a line.

News and current affairs

The Nigerian government's own accountability is on the line as well.
Walking a fine line in what was essentially a lose-lose situation, the party leadership laid out the stakes clearly and judiciously left the final decision to parliament.
It is a bitter irony that the countries whose soldiers' lives are on the line in Afghanistan are also the biggest markets for Afghan heroin.
BERKELEY - Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers had a good line at the International Monetary Fund meetings this year: governments, he said, are trying to treat a broken ankle when the patient is facing organ failure.
But, beyond slogans, there is an underlying fault line between those who have the cultural capacity to embrace change and those who resist it by adhering to traditional ideas about how one's life and, by extension, society, should be organized.
Indeed, growth in earnings and profits is now running out of steam, as the effect of weak demand on top-line revenues takes a toll on bottom-line margins and profitability.
But the US will begin to withdraw troops after 2014, without having defined a political solution in line with its interests.
Another idea is to require anyone in the US wanting to regularize their immigration status to go home and wait in line there.
This last component is largely rhetoric; it is hard to imagine any Mexican already in the US voluntarily returning to, say, Zacatecas to wait patiently in line for a new visa.
On one hand, the world sees a young, educated leader pledging to modernize Russia, particularly in terms of bringing its law enforcement and judicial practices into line with international norms.
Surprises seem likely because Russia's political dividing line has shifted, but the President's political strategy hasn't recognized that fact.
Putin's re-consolidation of power within the Kremlin, after much of it escaped to the regions during the Yeltsin years, dramatically shifted Russia's political dividing line.
In the past, that dividing line separated right and left, but the line at the forthcoming elections will run between the federal center and the regions.
This narrative - the standard Keynesian line, modified for a debt crisis - is the one to which most government officials, central bankers, and Wall Street economists have subscribed, and needs little elaboration.
One by one, Western governments fell in line behind the renminbi, despite its practical limitations.
His hard-line approach isolated Japan and angered China, leading to an outburst of anti-Japanese demonstrations in China in 2005.
Whatever other goals lay behind the Iraq war, the Bush Administration seems keen to line the pockets of its cronies and to capture increased control over Middle East oil and pipeline routes.
Halliburton is now at the front of the line for Iraqi reconstruction projects, for which contracts are being handed out without any transparent and competitive process whatsoever.
And they have not stopped innovative Western companies from putting their intellectual property and new technologies on the line in China in order to deliver spectacular new products to US customers (think Apple).
Nobel Prize winners Robert Solow and Paul Krugman famously once questioned whether the proliferation of computers and technology would lead to bottom-line growth.
They will become familiar with the technology and learn how to maintain consistent quality in the production line.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has embarked on a campaign to force President Barack Obama to set a red line that Iran must not cross, lest it risk unleashing an American military response.

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