All Definitions for Line
Below are all the dictionary definitions of line:
1A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’)
2A continuous mark, including as made by a pen
3Any path, curved or straight.
4An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature
5One that has length but not breadth or thickness.
6A line segment
7A continuous finite segment of such a figure.
8An edge of a graph.
9A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
10The equator.
11One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
12The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
13The goal line.
14A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
15A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
16A hose or pipe, of any size.
17Direction, path.
18A procession, either physical or conceptual, which results from the application or effect of a given rationale or other controlling principles of belief, opinion, practice, or phenomenon.
19The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
20A clothesline.
21A letter, a written form of communication.
22A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track
23And hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
24A railroad line, railway line, Elizabeth Line etc.
25A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
26The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline
27A demarcation.
28A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring
29A tape measure.
30That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart
31Hence, allotted place of abode.
32A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body
33Hence, a characteristic mark.
34Lineament
35Feature
36Figure (of one's body).
37A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
38The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
39A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
40A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person
41A family or race
42Compare lineage.
43A small amount of text. Specifically:
44A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
45A verse (in poetry).
46A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
47A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
48Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy
49Method of argument
50Department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
51The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
52Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
53A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
54A number of shares taken by a jobber.
55Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:
56One twelfth of an inch.
57One sixteenth of an inch.
58One fortieth of an inch.
59The batter's box.
60The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
61Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
62A small path-shaped portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug, especially cocaine.
63A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
64A set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
65A group of forwards that play together.
66A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field
67In a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
68A vascular catheter.
69To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up")
70To form into a line
71To align.
72To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense
73To strengthen by adding
74To fortify.
75To form a line along.
76To mark with a line or lines
77To cover with lines.
78To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
79To read or repeat line by line.
80To hit a line drive
81To hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
82To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
83To measure.
84A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
85The longer fiber(s) of flax.
86To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
87To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
88A measuring line or cord.
89A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
90A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
91Instruction
92Doctrine.
93To represent by lines
94To delineate
95To portray.
96Flax, linen.
97To copulate with, to impregnate.
98An English and Scottish surname.
99A close quarters combat system, see LINE (combat system) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
100Ellipsis of agate line (one fourteenth of an inch). [A unit of advertising space that is one column wide and one agate (one fourteenth of an inch) deep.]
101Ellipsis of line of battle. [(military) The position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver.]
102Acronym of long interspersed nuclear element, a type of retrotransposon in genomics.