line

line (http://definr.com/line)

     n 1: a formation of people or things one beside another; "the
          line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed";
          "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood
          in line for the curtain call"
     2: a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line
        on the chart"; "The substance produced characteristic
        lines on the spectroscope"
     3: a formation of people or things one behind another; "the
        line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in
        a long line at the checkout counter"
     4: a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness;
        the trace of a moving point
     5: text consisting of a row of words written across a page or
        column or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three
        short lines"
     6: a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a
        spectrum
     7: a fortified position (especially one marking the most
        forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's
        line"
     8: methodical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of
        reasoning" [syn: argumentation, logical argument, {line
        of reasoning}]
     9: a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals
        or electric power [syn: cable, transmission line]
     10: a connected series of events or actions or developments;
         "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only
         point out those lines for which evidence is available"
         [syn: course]
     11: a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary
         unidimensional extent
     12: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his
         face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
         [syn: wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam]
     13: a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs
         from the wells to the seaport" [syn: pipeline]
     14: railroad track and roadbed [syn: railway line, rail line]
     15: a telephone connection [syn: telephone line, phone line]
     16: acting in conformity; "in line with" or "he got out of line"
         or "toe the line"
     17: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has
         been warriors" [syn: lineage, line of descent, descent,
          bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry,
          origin, parentage, stock]
     18: something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and
         flexible; "a washing line"
     19: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn
         money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: occupation,
          business, job, line of work]
     20: in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of
         the playing area
     21: (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must
         go through official channels"; "lines of communication
         were set up between the two firms" [syn: channel, {communication
         channel}]
     22: a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of
         shoes" [syn: product line, line of products, {line of
         merchandise}, business line, line of business]
     23: a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
     24: space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch
         deep) used to measure advertising [syn: agate line]
     25: the maximum credit that a  customer is allowed [syn: {credit
         line}, line of credit, bank line, {personal credit
         line}, personal line of credit]
     26: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she
         was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: tune, melody,
          air, strain, melodic line, melodic phrase]
     27: a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
         [syn: note, short letter]
     28: a conceptual separation or demarcation: "there is a narrow
         line between sanity and insanity" [syn: dividing line,
         demarcation, contrast]
     29: mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is
         conveyed through sites at which successive operations are
         performed on it [syn: production line, assembly line]
     v 1: be in line with; form a line along; of trees along a river,
          etc. [syn: run along]
     2: cover the interior of, as of garments: "line the gloves"
     3: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the
        outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: trace, draw, outline,
         describe, delineate]
     4: mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face"
     5: mark with lines, draw lines on; "The paper was lined"
     6: fill plentifully; "line one's pockets"
     7: reinforce with fabric; of books