Definizione monolingua

line

line (third-person singular simple present lines, present participle lining, simple past and past participle lined)

1. (transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with ""up""); to form into a line; to align.

   to line troops

2. (transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.

   to line works with soldiers

   • 1599 — William Shakespeare, Henry V, ii 4

     Line and new repair our towns of war With men of courage and with means defendant.

3. To form a line along.
   • 1899, Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing, We and the world: a book for boys, page 19:

     [...] the crowd that lined the road to watch us as we wound slowly on.

   • 1909, Road Notes : Cuba, published by the United States War Department, Second Section, General Staff, No. 16; page 359:

     The mountains which have lined the road on the left here cross it and the road makes a very sharp ascent, going over them.

   • 2009, Jon Fasman, The Unpossessed City:

     Knee-high garden lamps lined the path; Jim was careful to stay in their pools. Assuming he was being watched, the last thing he wanted to do was give them any reason to chase after him in the dark.

4. (transitive) To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines.

   to line a copy book

5. (transitive, obsolete) To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.

   • 1598 — William Shakespeare, As You Like It, iii 2

     All the pictures fairest lined Are but black to Rosalind.

6. (transitive) To read or repeat line by line.

   to line out a hymn

7. (intransitive, ‘line up’) To form or enter into a line.
8. (intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
   • Jones lined to left in his last at-bat.

line (plural lines)

1. A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
   • 1816, Percy Shelley, The Daemon of the World

     The atmosphere in flaming sparkles flew; / And where the burning wheels / Eddied above the mountain’s loftiest peak / Was traced a line of lightning.

   • 2009, Jory Sherman, Sidewinder:

     For their present position, he drew an inverted V. Then he drew a line and on either side he inscribed landmarks, ridges, passes. At the other end he drew a number of inverted Vs to represent the Arapaho village.

   The arrow descended in a curved line.

   1. (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
   2. (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
   3. (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
   4. (geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
   5. (geography, ‘the line’ or ‘equinoctial line’) The equator.
      • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, ch. 54

        She [a ship called Town-Ho] was somewhere to the northward of the Line.

   6. (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
   7. (cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
   8. (soccer) The goal line
      • 2011 October 1, Clive Lindsay, “Kilmarnock 1 - 2 St Johnstone”, BBC Sport:

        St Johnstones Liam Craig had to clear off the line before Steven Anderson sent a looping header into his own net for the equaliser on 36 minutes.

Definizione dizionario line

	linea
	geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure
	path through two or more points, threadlike mark
	graph theory: edge of a graph
	music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed
	cricket: horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman
	connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
	telephone or network connection
	threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark
	straight sequence of people, queue
	official, stated position of an individual or political faction
	products or services sold by a business, or the business itself
	Term used in GIS technologies in the vector type of internal data organization: spatial data are divided into point, line and polygon types.

	riga
	path through two or more points, threadlike mark
	graph theory: edge of a graph
	letter, written form of communication
	single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.
	sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay
	A mark that is long relative to its width.

	corda
	rope, cord, or string
	long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline

	verso
	poetic: verse
	sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay

	coda
	straight sequence of people, queue

	fila
	straight sequence of people, queue

	contorno
	exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline

	fune
	rope, cord, or string

	ramo
	products or services sold by a business, or the business itself

	retta
	An infinitely long, infinitely thin, not bent line in geometry.

	ruga
	threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark

	stirpe
	series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person

lenza

	bordo
	graph theory: edge of a graph

	caratteri somatici
	lineament; feature; figure

	cima
	rope, cord, or string

	comportamento
	course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy

	confine
	exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline

	discendenza
	series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person

	equatore
	geography: equator

	fanteria d'assalto
	military: regular infantry of an army

	fase
	engineering: proper relative position or adjustment of parts

	gamma
	products or services sold by a business, or the business itself

	gomena
	long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline

	lignaggio
	series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person

	linea dell'equatore
	geography: equator

	linea di condotta
	course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy

	linea di parentela
	series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person

	lineamento
	lineament; feature; figure

	melodia
	A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.

	meridiana
	geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map

	meridiano
	geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map

	partizione
	bible: that which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart

	posizione
	official, stated position of an individual or political faction

	reggimento
	military: regular infantry of an army

	sagola
	long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline

	segmento
	geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure

	tratti somatici
	lineament; feature; figure

allineare

asta

binario

casella

collezione

colonna

comunicazione

cordicella

delineare

direzione

distanza

famiglia

fandonia

figura

filo

foderare

genealogia

gradino

lettera

ordine

riempire

rigare

rigo

rinforzare

sagoma

segnare

segno

serie

soffiata

solco

striscia

trattino

tratto

via

Altri significati:

The products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. [from earlier 19th c.]

A measure of length:

Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).

A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.

Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).

(transitive, now rare) Of a dog: to copulate with.

A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.

cover the inside surface of (something)

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.

(historical) '''Alternative name for a maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.'''

A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.

(intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.

Direction, path.

A small portion or serving (of a powdery illegal drug).

(transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.

obsolete: flax; linen

to fill or supply, as a purse with money

line (i.e. of text)

The descendants of one individual.

(obsolete) Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax.

(Can we date this quote?) '''Garments made of line.''' — Spenser

To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.

all (of you)

(a) row

The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.

(transitive, obsolete) To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.

A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.

line (of business)

mark with a line

(transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.

'''to line troops'''

A measure of length equal to one twelfth of an inch.

obsolete: impregnate

(military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.

The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. [from later 19th c.]

obsolete: represent by lines; delineate; portray

place (objects) into a line

fortifications: trench or rampart

(Can we date this quote?) '''Their line is gone out through all the earth.''' — Ps. xix. 4

form or enter into a line

(baseball, slang, 1800s, ‘the line’) The batter’s box.

A small amount of text. Specifically:

(Can we date this quote?) '''The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yes. I have a goodly heritage.''' — Ps. xvi. 6

line (also telephone, railway)

read or repeat line by line

a line (of mountains, islands, houses, etc.)

measure of length, one twelfth of an inch

(intransitive, ‘line up’) To form or enter into a line.

(transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.

(Can we date this quote?) '''He tipples palmistry, and dines On all her fortune-telling lines.''' — Cleveland

A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [from mid-16th c.] #: '''The line forms on the right.'''

(transitive) To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.

(military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.

(stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.

A letter, a written form of communication.

To form a line along.

(fencing, ‘line of engagement’) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.

That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.

direction, path

(Can we date this quote?) '''Though on his brow were graven lines austere.''' — Byron

(transitive) To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines.

place persons or things along the side of for security or defense

Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. [from earlier 17th c.]

(transitive) To read or repeat line by line.

(Can we date this quote?) '''The charge amounteth very high for any one man’s purse, except lined beyond ordinary, to reach unto.''' — Carew.

The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.

(Can we date this quote?) '''He is uncommonly powerful in his own line, but it is not the line of a first-rate man.''' — Coleridge