"freeline" meaning in English

See freeline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-freeline.wav Forms: freelines [present, singular, third-person], freelining [participle, present], freelined [participle, past], freelined [past]
Etymology: From free + line. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|free|line}} free + line Head templates: {{en-verb}} freeline (third-person singular simple present freelines, present participle freelining, simple past and past participle freelined)
  1. (fishing) To fish with a simple hook and bait, without floats, sinkers, etc. Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-freeline-en-verb-PSuV-apd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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