• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he''s not in my Line of business"
• acting in conformity; "in Line with"; "he got out of Line"; "toe the Line"
• a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
• something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing Line"
• the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
• a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
• a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice Line of shoes"
• a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeLine runs from the wells to the seaport"
• mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
• a telephone connection
• a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow Line between sanity and insanity"
• the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can''t follow your Line of reasoning"
• (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "Lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
• a short personal letter; "drop me a Line when you get there"
• a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a Line on the chart"; "The substance produced characteristic Lines on the spectroscope"
• text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short Lines"; "there are six Lines in every stanza"
• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
• the descendants of one individual; "his entire Lineage has been warriors"
• 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"
• 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"
• 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"
• a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
• in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
• a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy''s Line"
• a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
• the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
• space for one Line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
• a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
• a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many Lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
• reinforce with fabric; "Lined books are more enduring"
• fill plentifully; "Line one''s pockets"
• cover the interior of (garments); "Line the gloves"
• mark with Lines; "sorrow had Lined his face"
• make a mark or Lines on a surface; "draw a Line"; "trace the outLine of a figure in the sand"
• be in Line with; form a Line along; "trees Line the riverbank"

'Line' in other languages