/ lɪst; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
[ C ] a series of names, items, figures, etc., especially when they are written or printed :
a shopping / wine / price list
to make a list of things to do
( formal )
to draw up a list
Is your name on the list ?
Having to wait hours came high on the list of complaints.
—see also A-list , hit list , laundry list , mailing list , shortlist , waiting list , wait list
2.
[ sing. ] the fact of a ship leaning to one side
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IDIOMS
see danger
■ verb
1.
[ vn ] to write a list of things in a particular order :
We were asked to list our ten favourite songs.
Towns in the guide are listed alphabetically.
2.
[ vn ] to mention or include sth in a list :
The koala is listed among Australia's endangered animals.
soldiers listed as missing
3.
( NAmE ) to be put or put sth in a list of things for sale :
[ v ]
This CD player lists at $200.
[also vn ]
4.
[ v ] ( of a ship ) to lean to one side
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WORD ORIGIN
noun sense 1 and verb senses 1 to 3 Middle English (originally referring to the edge put on fabric to stop it unravelling): from Old English liste border , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijst and German Leiste . The current senses are late 16th cent., from French liste , of Germanic origin.
noun sense 2 and verb sense 4 early 17th cent.: of unknown origin.