LINE


Meaning of LINE in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: lined ; lin · ing

Date: 1530

transitive verb

1 : to mark or cover with a line or lines < lined paper>

2 : to depict with lines : DRAW

3 : to place or form a line along <pedestrians line the walks>

4 : to form into a line or lines : ALIGN < line up troops>

5 : to hit (as a baseball) hard and in a usually straight line

intransitive verb

1 : to hit a line drive in baseball

2 : to come into the correct relative position : ALIGN

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.