"line" meaning in English

See line in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /laɪn/ Audio: en-us-line.ogg [US] Forms: line [singular], lines [plural]
enPR: līn Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A line is a mark that is long, straight and very thin.
    Sense id: simple-line-en-noun-toiLxfKM
  2. A line is a row.
    Sense id: simple-line-en-noun-p90klp2b
  3. A line is a row of people who are waiting for something in order; a queue.
    Sense id: simple-line-en-noun-96T4IVX6

Verb

IPA: /laɪn/ Audio: en-us-line.ogg [US] Forms: line [canonical], lines [third-person, singular], lined [past], lined [past, participle], lining [present, participle]
enPR: līn Head templates: {{verb|lin|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone lines things up when they put them in a straight line or row.
    Sense id: simple-line-en-verb-N7sbtaHf
  2. Someone lines something up when they put it just in the right place or at the edge of something.
    Sense id: simple-line-en-verb-tNfBcs~m
  3. Someone lines up when they start waiting in a line (queue) with other people.
    Sense id: simple-line-en-verb-E~dtLYME
  4. Someone lines something when they mark it with one or more lines.
    Sense id: simple-line-en-verb-R1ZsQvkA
  5. Someone lines something when they add an inside layer of material (liner) to it.
    Sense id: simple-line-en-verb-uL7z6BpN
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          "text": "You got here last, so you have to stand at the back of the line."
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        }
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