"lines" meaning in English

See lines in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /laɪnz/ Audio: en-us-lines.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -aɪnz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} lines
  1. plural of line Tags: form-of, plural Form of: line
    Sense id: en-lines-en-noun-rV9n5Sp9

Noun

IPA: /laɪnz/ Audio: en-us-lines.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -aɪnz Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} lines pl (plural only)
  1. (film, theater) Words spoken by the actors. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Film, Theater
    Sense id: en-lines-en-noun-xwxk~Aa1 Topics: broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater
  2. (fortifications) Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-lines-en-noun-MS4sE1Sm Topics: fortifications, government, military, politics, war
  3. (shipbuilding) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections. Tags: form-of, plural, plural-only Form of: a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections
    Sense id: en-lines-en-noun-WDeOeyRJ Topics: business, manufacturing, shipbuilding
  4. (education) A school punishment in which a student must repeatedly write out a line of text related to the offence (e.g. "I must be quiet in class") a specified number of times; the lines of text so written out. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-lines-en-noun-Cq4zpVza Topics: education
  5. (US) The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver. Tags: US, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-lines-en-noun-~sBU4Lgk Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fluff one's lines

Verb

IPA: /laɪnz/ Audio: en-us-lines.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -aɪnz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} lines
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of line Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: line
    Sense id: en-lines-en-verb-rUHFJ2sD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 9 12 23 5 33 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 15 13 10 9 18 7 29

Alternative forms

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