line

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.

• The arrow descended in a curved line.

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.; An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.; A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.informal

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.; An edge of a graph.

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.; A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.; The equator.

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.; One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.; The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.; The goal line.

• St Johnstone's Liam Craig had to clear off the line before Steven Anderson sent a looping header into his own net for the equaliser on 36 minutes.

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.; A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.

• "I guess it's like race cars - if you get the right line you can come out at top speed."

Expresses that the speaker has forgotten their dialogue and needs to be prompted with it.

To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.transitive

• to line troops
• They lined up the books against the wall.

To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.transitive

• to line works with soldiers

To form a line along.transitive

To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.transitive

• to line a copy book

To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.

• The dispatcher lined the switches at Pickle interlocking for the freight turnout to clear the train into the passing track before the express arrived.

To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.obsoletetransitive

• All the pictures fairest lined Are but black to Rosalind.

To read or repeat line by line.datedtransitive

• to line out a hymn

To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.intransitive

• Jones lined to left in his last at-bat.

To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.transitive

To measure.transitive

A group of people born in a certain year (liners).

• maknae line; hyung line; 97 line

Flax, linen.obsoleteuncountable

The longer fiber(s) of flax.uncountable

To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.transitive

• to line a cloak with silk or fur
• to line a box with paper or tin

To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.transitive

• to line the shelves

To copulate with, to impregnate.archaictransitive