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Meaning

Noun

In Geometry:
  • A
    through two or more
    (compare ‘segment’); a
    , including as made by a
    ; any
    ,
    or straight.
  • An
    that has no
    ; one that has
    but not
    or thickness.
  • A
    ; a
    of such a figure.
  • In Graph theory:
  • A
    through two or more
    (compare ‘segment’); a
    , including as made by a
    ; any
    ,
    or straight.
  • An
    of a graph.
  • In Geography:
  • A
    through two or more
    (compare ‘segment’); a
    , including as made by a
    ; any
    ,
    or straight.
  • A
    of
    or of
    , as
    on a map.
  • The equator.
  • In Music:
  • A
    through two or more
    (compare ‘segment’); a
    , including as made by a
    ; any
    ,
    or straight.
  • One of the
    and
    on and between which the
    are placed.
  • In Cricket:
  • A
    through two or more
    (compare ‘segment’); a
    , including as made by a
    ; any
    ,
    or straight.
  • The
    of a
    towards the
    (
    length).
  • In Football (soccer):
  • A
    through two or more
    (compare ‘segment’); a
    , including as made by a
    ; any
    ,
    or straight.
  • The
    line.
  • A
    through two or more
    (compare ‘segment’); a
    , including as made by a
    ; any
    ,
    or straight.
  • A particular
    by a
    when
    a
    or
    in the road.
  • A
    ,
    ,
    , or
    , of any thickness.
    A
    or
    , of any size.
    Direction, path.
    The
    one
    with another, a
    or
    between
    : a
    or network connection.
    A clothesline.
    A
    , a
    form of communication.
    In Military:
    A
    or
    , or the non-physical
    of the
    of the
    by
    forces.
    The
    of a
    or
    : a
    ,
    , or
    ; a demarcation.
    A long
    or
    with
    for
    ; a
    measure.
    A
    or cord.
    That which was
    by a
    , such as a
    or any
    of
    ; hence,
    place of abode.
    A
    or
    the
    ,
    , or body; hence, a
    mark.
    Lineament;
    ;
    (of
    body).
    A
    of people,
    , etc; either
    as a
    or
    and often
    to be
    or
    , or
    of
    (and
    with a
    ),
    a
    formation.
    In Military & Nautical:
  • A
    of people,
    , etc; either
    as a
    or
    and often
    to be
    or
    , or
    of
    (and
    with a
    ),
    a
    formation.
  • Ellipsis of
    of battle.
  • In Military:
    In Music:
    A
    of
    a certain part (such as the
    or
    ) of a
    work.
    A
    or
    of
    or
    of a given person; a family or
    ;
    lineage.
  • A small amount of
    . Specifically:
  • A
    or
    of
    ,
    ,
    , or other
    , especially a
    of
    across a
    or
    , or a
    such
    .
  • A
    (in poetry).
  • A
    of
    , especially in a
    ,
    , or the like.
  • A
    or
    , especially one
    to
    another's
    or
    it.
  • Course of
    ,
    ,
    , or
    ; method of
    ;
    of industry,
    , or
    activity.
    The
    ,
    (or set of
    ) of an individual or group,
    a political or
    faction.
    Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly
    to the
    , have a
    on, and give a
    on.)
    A set of products or services
    by a business, or
    ,
    itself.
    A number of
    by a jobber.
  • Any of an
    set of
    of
    ,
    the country,
    , industry, and
    of
    ,
    with no
    of the
    magnitude:
  • A tsarist-era Russian
    ,
    to
    of an English
    , used especially when
    the
    of firearms.
  • One
    of an inch.
  • One
    of an inch.
  • One
    of an inch.
  • Any of an
    set of
    of
    ,
    the country,
    , industry, and
    of
    ,
    with no
    of the
    magnitude
  • In Advertising:
    Short for
    line.
    A
    , a
    of
    flux.
    In Baseball:
    The batter's box.
    In Fencing:
    The
    in which the
    their swords.
    In Engineering:
    Proper
    or
    (of
    , not
    design or
    , but with
    to
    working).
    A small path-shaped
    or
    of a
    , especially cocaine.
    Instruction; doctrine.
    In Genetics:
    A
    of cells
    from a
    cell and
    the same
    makeup.
    a set
    of a
    , a
    , a
    , a Y-injection
    , a
    and a catheter.
    In Ice hockey:
    A group of
    that
    together.
    In Australian rules football:
    A set of
    in
    which
    a
    on the
    ; in a
    team,
    three
    and
    of
    such
    the team.
    In Medicine:
    A
    catheter.
    In South Korean idol fandom:
    A group of people
    in a certain year (liners).
    In Genetics:
    Acronym of w:long
    , a type of
    in genomics.
    A
    system, see LINE (combat system) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

    Verb

    To place (objects) into a
    (usually used with "up"); to form into a
    ; to align.
    To place
    or things along the
    of for security or
    ; to
    by
    ; to fortify.
    To form a
    along.
    To
    with a
    or
    ; to
    with
    .
    In Rail transportation:
    To
    (one or more
    ) to
    a
    onto a particular track.
    To
    by
    ; to
    ; to portray.
    To
    or
    by
    .
    In Baseball:
    To
    a
    ; to
    a
    which is
    for an out. Compare
    and ground.
    To
    (wild
    ) to their
    by
    their
    of flight.
    To measure.
    To
    the
    of (something),
    especially with linen.
    To
    (the back of a
    ) with
    and
    such as
    or paper.
    To
    or supply (something), as a
    with money.
    To
    , to impregnate.

    Name

    An English and Scottish surname.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    line
    English
    arrow
    ligner
    Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
    lin
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    line
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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