Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *līno-der.?
Proto-Germanic *līną
Proto-Germanic *līnǭ
Proto-West Germanic *līnā
Old English līne
Middle English line
English line
From Middle English line, lyne, from Old English līne (“line, cable, rope, hawser, series, row, rule, direction”), from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax, linen”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”).
Influenced in Middle English by Middle French ligne (“line”), from Latin linea. More at linen.
The oldest sense of the word is “rope, cord, thread”; from this the senses “path”, “continuous mark” were derived.
Meanings
Expresses that the speaker has forgotten their dialogue and needs to be prompted with it.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *līno-der.?
Proto-Germanic *līną
Proto-Germanic *līnǭ
Proto-West Germanic *līnā
Old English līne
Middle English line
English line
From Middle English line, lyne, from Old English līne (“line, cable, rope, hawser, series, row, rule, direction”), from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax, linen”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”).
Influenced in Middle English by Middle French ligne (“line”), from Latin linea. More at linen.
The oldest sense of the word is “rope, cord, thread”; from this the senses “path”, “continuous mark” were derived.
Meanings
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.
(informal) 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.
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.
(qualifier:'the line' or 'equinoctial 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 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. 2011 October 1, Clive Lindsay, “Kilmarnock 1-2 St Johnstone”, in BBC Sport:
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." 2021 February 14, The Road Ahead, Brisbane, page 10, column 3:
A rope, cord, string, thread, or cable, of any thickness.
A hose, tube, or pipe, of any size.
a brake line
the main water line to the house
Direction, path.
the line of vision
the line of sight
A 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.
In order to maintain a consistency in the defense, I will follow the line established by attorney Jacobs of allowing the prosecution to suggest motives, and then refuting them.
line of thinking
The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
The line went dead. His eyes bright, The Whisper took up a fistful of plugs and started talking to the town. 1954, Ian Fleming, “Nigger Heaven”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 45:
a dedicated line; a shared line
I tried to make a call, but the line was dead.
Please speak up, the line is very faint.
A clothesline.
She feels guilty for pampering him, and salves her conscience by bossily ordering him to go and fetch the clothes from the line[.] 1985, Joan Morrison, Share House Blues, Boolarong Publications, page 26:
We need to take the clothes off the line. The news reported a front is coming in from the east, and we can expect heavy rain and maybe hail.
A short letter, a written form of communication.
You don't mind giving me a line of introduction to your niece? 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
Drop me a line.
A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; a railroad line, railway line, Elizabeth Line etc.
a line of stages
an express line
(especially) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
Eden stretch'd her Line / From Auran Eastward to the Royal Towrs / Of great Seleucia, 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost, volume IV:
A conceptual division or distinction.
fine line
As he points out, "In a lot of these traditions, there's less of a line between art and craft." 2026 May 14, Hannah Martin, quoting Robell Awake, “Grab a Chair”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 24:
A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
(obsolete) A measuring line or cord.
The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 44:13:
That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 16:6:
A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
A 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.
The line forms on the right.
get in line
A band of brothers gathering round me, made, / Although unarmed, a steadfast front[…]now the line / Of war extended, to our rallying cry / As myriads flocked in love and brotherhood to die. 1817, Percy Shelley, The Revolt of Islam:
There is a line of houses.
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A 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. ▸ Ellipsis of line of battle.
The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
Students and the instructor sing the harmony line while the instructor plays the melody line on the piano. 2015, Mícheál Houlahan, Philip Tacka, Kodály in the Third Grade Classroom:
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
A small amount of text. Specifically: ▸ A 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.
The answer to the comprehension question can be found in the third line of the accompanying text.
A small amount of text. Specifically: ▸ A verse (in poetry).
Nay if you read this line, remember not, / The hand that writ it. 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 71:
A small amount of text. Specifically: ▸ A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
"It is what it is" was one of his more annoying lines.
He was perfecting his pickup lines for use at the bar.
Many have reported success shutting down the conversation with lines like these: “I'm making healthier choices. I'm going to the gym. I'm being mindful of what I'm eating, or I'm working with a health care professional.” 2026 January 29, Angela Haupt, “Can I Ask Someone if They’re on Ozempic?”, in TIME, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2026:
Anyone who has worked with Littlewood will wince at the memory of going over single lines time and time again, each actor in turn speaking the line until the valid intonation, phasing and emphasis emerged. 2010, Alison Hodge, Actor training, page 138:
A small amount of text. Specifically: ▸ A lie, exaggeration, or spin, especially one said to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
Don't feed me a line!
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A small amount of text. Specifically: ▸ A lie, exaggeration, or spin, especially one said to gain another's approval or prevent losing it. ▸ Ellipsis of pick-up line.
Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
He [Mackintosh] is uncommonly powerful in his own line; but it is not the line of a first-rate man. 1823 April 27, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “Kean—Sir James Mackintosh—Sir H. Davy—Robert Smith [Robert Percy Smith?]—Canning—National Debt—Poor Laws”, in H[enry] N[elson] C[oleridge], editor, Specimens of the Table Talk of the Late Samuel Taylor Coleridge. […], volume I, London: John Murray, […], published 1835, →OCLC, page 25:
"What you mean, comparing me to them botchers and bunglers? There ain't anybody but me in the furniture restoring line." 1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 77:
The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
If that was the line, then fair enough. Albeit, a line [Julian] Nagelsmann may have wanted to run past his players before they did their post-match media duties. “ 2026 June 28, Jonathan Liew, “Germany trapped between past and future with team lost in identity malaise”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Remember, your answers must match the party line.
(slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
Judy gave me a line on a lawyer who's supposed to be the best in the business.
She's got the best line on Hickey. Maybe she knows a way to put the heart back into him. 1916 March 11, Charles E. Van Loan, “His Folks”, in Saturday Evening Post:
A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
line of business, product line
How many buses does the line have?
Last year, just ahead of Woodworking in America, Kreg Tool introduced its new Ionic Drive line of cordless power tools. 2026 August 14, Collin Knoff, “Kreg's New Ionic Drive Cordless Tools”, in Popular Woodworking, volume 290, number 4, page 9:
Have nothing to do with snide goods; let it be known throughout the world that the farmers and dairymen, yea, and those engaged in other industries in the great State of Illinois, produce only the best of everything in their lines, and we will be the last to feel the effects of over-production. 1890, Illinois State Dairymen's Association, Annual Report (volume 16, page 21)
The airline is in danger of bankruptcy.
A number of shares taken by a jobber.
Any 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
Withof estimates that the hair of the beard grows one line (French) in the course of a week, let us call it one line and a half (Engish); this would amount to six inches and a half yearly... 1847, Sir Erasmus Wilson, On Diseases of the Skin. Second edition:
(historical) Any 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: ▸ A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
Any 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: ▸ One twelfth of an inch.
The cut is measured in thickness from a quarter of a line to a line and a half (a line is one-twelfth of an inch). 1883, Alfred Swaine Taylor, Thomas Stevenson, The principles and practice of medical jurisprudence:
Any 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: ▸ One sixteenth of an inch.
Any 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: ▸ One fortieth of an inch.
In case any of the committee do not understand what is meant by a rate per line, I may say that buttons, being very small, are not measured by the foot or inch, but by the line, a line being one-fortieth of an inch. For example, that is a 27-line button[…]. 1922, “Statement of James Turner, Representing Universal Button Fastening Co., Detriot, Mich.”, in Hearings Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, page 5337:
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of agate line (one fourteenth of an inch).
Advertising rates, line contract, less than 500 agate lines, 12 cents per line; 1,000 to 2,000 lines, 7 cents; 5,000 to 10,000 lines, 5 cents. 1912, Miscellaneous Series, numbers 7-11, page 25:
(historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
(slang, with-definite-article) The batter's box.
The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
Thus, for example, in the line of Quarte, the direct thrust is parried by dropping the point under the adversary's blade and circling upwards, throwing off the attack in the opposite line (that of Tierce), and upon the direct thrust in the line of Tierce, by a similar action throwing off the attack in the opposite line (that of Quarte). 1861, George Chapman, Foil Practice, with a Review of the Art of Fencing, page 12:
Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
the engine is in line / out of line
(informal) A portion or serving of a powdery recreational drug, especially cocaine, formed into a line on a flat surface in preparation for snorting.
I watched him take a line of cocaine.
(obsolete) Instruction; doctrine.
Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 19:4:
A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
(qualifier:perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
A group of forwards that play together.
(qualifier:Australian rules football) A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
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hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · pt fila (straight sequence of people, queue) · ja 行 (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · it discendenza (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · lt linija (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ru ли́ния (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · lo ເສັ້ນ (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · af lyn (rope, cord, or string) · es línea (telephone or network connection) · nl productlijn (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · sw mstari (measure of length, the main division of an inch or its local equivalent) · sv linje (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · sw mstari (graph theory: edge of a graph) · udi тӏогъ (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · fr réplique (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · sa रेखा (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · af ry (straight sequence of people, queue) · ro linie deaptă (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · af meridiaan (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · ru морщи́на (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; 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boundary; contour; outline) · ckb ھێڵ (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · fi naru (rope, cord, or string) · nl rechte (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · nl lijn (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · fi rivit (letter, written form of communication) · af lyn (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · it linea (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · ru ли́ния (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · sw mstari (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · ro coadă (straight sequence of people, queue) · bg роле́тка (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · uk рядо́к (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · sd ريکا (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · pt linha (measure of length, the main division of an inch or its local equivalent) · fi solulinja (population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup) · fi säe (poetic: verse) · ro șnur (rope, cord, or string) · mk га́јтан (rope, cord, or string) · bg ли́ния (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · uz chiziq (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · fi kirje (letter, written form of communication) · de Leitung (telephone or network connection) · mk линија (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · he שׁוּרָה (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · es cinta métrica (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · ru грани́ца (exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline) · sw mstari (connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.) · alt буу (rope, cord, or string) · sh cȑta (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · sw mstari (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · de Linieninfanterie (military: regular infantry of an army) · fi jono (straight sequence of people, queue) · nrf lîngne (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · mk ја́же (rope, cord, or string) · cy lein (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · pdt Rieej (straight sequence of people, queue) · uk лі́нія зі́ткнення (fortifications: trench or rampart) · km ខ្សែ (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · fi piirre (lineament; feature; figure) · it gamma (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · pt fita (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · ro replică (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · it ruga (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · ur خَط (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ga líne (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · af lyn (cricket: horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman) · gl fío (rope, cord, or string) · sw mstari (straight sequence of people, queue) · ru штрих (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · es lineamiento (lineament; feature; figure) · uk пози́ція (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · sh ли́нија (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · it linea (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · fi linja (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · fa خَطّ (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · vec lìnia (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · luy elaini (straight sequence of people, queue) · fr ligne (perfusion line) · sv linje (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · sv kö (straight sequence of people, queue) · bg ли́ния (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · es trazo (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · bn রেখা (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ro cant (graph theory: edge of a graph) · fr ligne (telephone or network connection) · mi takiaho (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · mk ко́нец (rope, cord, or string) · it linea (straight sequence of people, queue) · sv led (straight sequence of people, queue) · fi linjaus (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) · hi डोरी (rope, cord, or string) · th เส้น (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ar خَطّ (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ru линь (rope, cord, or string) · pl wers (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · de Zeile (poetic: verse) · fi linja (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · pt carreira (amount of powdery drug) · no linje (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · de Reihe (straight sequence of people, queue) · ru ре́плика (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · hu egyenes (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · nl lijn (straight sequence of people, queue) · fi viiva (amount of powdery drug) · non vísuorð (poetic: verse) · be чарга́ (straight sequence of people, queue) · he תּוֹר (straight sequence of people, queue) · nv ídzo (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · nl meetlat (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · nl kant (graph theory: edge of a graph) · mk ли́нија (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · it riga (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · cy lein (telephone or network connection) · nl lijn (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · az misra (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · pt linha (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · it linea (telephone or network connection) · fi tuotelinja (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · sw mstari (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · af lyn (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) · it stirpe (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · kmr dor (straight sequence of people, queue) · pl kolejka (straight sequence of people, queue) · lt eilutė (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · ba һыҙыҡ (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ru доро́жка (amount of powdery drug) · sw mstari (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · pl krawędź (graph theory: edge of a graph) · sw mstari (exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline) · ee fli (straight sequence of people, queue) · nl regel (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · mk насока (direction, path) · pt carta (letter, written form of communication) · it coda (straight sequence of people, queue) · nl lijn (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) · gur foole (straight sequence of people, queue) · uz xat (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · pt linha (perfusion line) · de Zeile (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · eu ilara (straight sequence of people, queue) · sw mstari (telephone or network connection) · af vers (poetic: verse) · he קַו (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · fi näkökanta (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · pl wiersz (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · ru ли́ния (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · el γραμμή (fortifications: trench or rampart) · egy i-t:r:t (straight sequence of people, queue) · nl lijn (graph theory: edge of a graph) · af metode (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) · uk ни́тка (rope, cord, or string) · bg опа́шка (straight sequence of people, queue) · af lyn (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · de Parteilinie (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · fr ligne (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · fi rivi (poetic: verse) · luy elaini (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · de Line (amount of powdery drug) · it linea (music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed) · fi vuorosana (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · af lyn (graph theory: edge of a graph) · kum бой (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · nl lijn (lineament; 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boundary; contour; outline) · ru слова́ (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · it sagola (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · nl aanbod (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · nl regel (poetic: verse) · gl liña (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · ru курс (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · id garis (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ru отре́зок (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · mk црта (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · nl richting (direction, path) · it gomena (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · uk ри́са (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · pt linha (straight sequence of people, queue) · uk лі́нієчка (amount of powdery drug) · kk сызық (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · uk руле́тка (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · ast llinia (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · nl methode (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) · bg ли́ния (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · grc γραμμή (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · mk стро́фа (poetic: verse) · cmn 排隊 /排队 (straight sequence of people, queue) · cs přímka (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · el πεζικό (military: regular infantry of an army) · it linea (graph theory: edge of a graph) · gd loidhne (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · sw mstari (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · pt linhagem (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · uk това́рна лі́нія (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · sw mstari (cricket: horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman) · af lyn (telephone or network connection) · fi mittanauha (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · de Falte (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · uk купле́т (poetic: verse)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *līno-der.?
Proto-Germanic *līną
Proto-Germanic *līnǭ
Proto-West Germanic *līnā
Old English līne
Middle English line
English line
From Middle English line, lyne, from Old English līne (“line, cable, rope, hawser, series, row, rule, direction”), from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax, linen”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”).
Influenced in Middle English by Middle French ligne (“line”), from Latin linea. More at linen.
The oldest sense of the word is “rope, cord, thread”; from this the senses “path”, “continuous mark” were derived.
Meanings
(transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
They lined up the books against the wall.
to line troops
(transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
to line works with soldiers
Line and new repair our towns of war With men of courage and with means defendant. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, ii 4:
(transitive) To form a line along.
(transitive) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
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.
(obsolete, transitive) To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
All the pictures fairest lined Are but black to Rosalind. 1598, William Shakespeare, As You Like It, iii 2:
(dated, qualifier:now more often line out, transitive) To read or repeat line by line.
Slowly, painfully, the ten dollars was collected. The door was opened, and the gust of warm air revived us. Zeebo lined On Jordan’s Stormy Banks, and church was over. 1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
to line out a hymn
(intransitive) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
Jones lined to left in his last at-bat.
(transitive) To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
ota چیزمك (obsolete: to represent by lines; delineate; portray) · bg подреждам (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense) · hu sorba rendez (to place (objects) into a line) · tr sıralamak (to place (objects) into a line) · mk подре́дува (to place (objects) into a line) · ota چیزمك (to mark with a line) · fi linjata (to mark with a line) · fi lukea rivi riviltä (to read or repeat line by line) · nl opzeggen (to read or repeat line by line) · et järjestama (to place (objects) into a line) · bg очертавам (to mark with a line) · ru вы́строить (to place (objects) into a line) · mk постро́јува (to place (objects) into a line) · ru выстра́ивать (to place (objects) into a line) · it allineare (to place (objects) into a line) · nl van lijnen voorzien (to mark with a line) · hu sorba állít (to place (objects) into a line) · sw mstari (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense) · ja 並べる (to place (objects) into a line) · et reastama (to place (objects) into a line) · mk постро́јува (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense) · bg строявам (to place (objects) into a line) · fr ligne (baseball: to hit a line drive) · nl tekenen (to mark with a line) · nl uitlijnen (to place (objects) into a line) · nl tekenen (obsolete: to represent by lines; delineate; portray) · fi asettaa varrelle (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense) · ru выстра́ивать (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense) · sv rada upp (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense) · et ritta seadma (to place (objects) into a line) · mk повле́кува (to mark with a line) · nl opstellen (to place (objects) into a line) · sw mstari (to read or repeat line by line) · sv rada upp (to place (objects) into a line) · fi asettaa jonoon (to place (objects) into a line) · sw mstari (obsolete: to represent by lines; delineate; portray) · pt traçar (to mark with a line) · sw mstari (to mark with a line) · sw mstari (baseball: to hit a line drive) · ru вы́строить (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense) · sw mstari (to place (objects) into a line) · mk исцртува (obsolete: to represent by lines; delineate; portray) · pt enfileirar (to place (objects) into a line) · sv linjera (to mark with a line) · nl versterken (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense)
From Old English līn (“flax, linen, cloth”). For more information, see the entry linen.
Meanings
(obsolete, uncountable) Flax, linen.
(uncountable) The longer fiber(s) of flax.
Forms
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Translations (4)
fi aivina (longer fiber of linen) · fi liina (obsolete: flax, linen — see also flax, linen) · sw mstari (obsolete: flax, linen — see also flax, linen) · nl lijn (obsolete: flax, linen — see also flax, linen)
From Old English līn (“flax, linen, cloth”). For more information, see the entry linen.
Meanings
(transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
The bird lines its nest with soft grass.
to line a box with paper or tin
to line a cloak with silk or fur
In the midst stalked the King, his great limbs muffled, like Goldry’s, in a cloak: and it was of black silk lined with black bearskin, and ornamented with crabs worked in diamonds. 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 19:
Paintings lined the walls of the cavernous dining room.
(transitive) To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
because the charge amounteth mostly very high for any one man's purse, except lined beyond ordinary, to reach unto 1602, Richard Carew, edited by Thomas Tonkin, Carew's Survey of Cornwall, published 1811, page 34:
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