English to Persian Dictionary Online
Definition of "line"

line

Từ điển Collocation

line noun

¹ long thin mark on the surface of sth

ADJ. long | short | thick | fine, thin | direct, straight | curved, wavy, wiggly, zigzag | diagonal, horizontal, parallel, perpendicular, vertical | continuous, solid | broken, dotted Sign on the dotted line. | finishing, starting | contour

VERB + LINE draw

LINE + VERB run | divide sth

PREP. in a ~ walk in a straight line

PHRASES a line of latitude/longitude

² mark like a line on the skin

ADJ. deep Deep lines ran from her nose to her mouth.

VERB + LINE have He has lines on his forehead.

LINE + VERB run

³ row of people, things, words on a page, etc.

ADJ. long | short | new | continuous

VERB + LINE form

PREP. in (a/the) ~ children standing in a line | on a/the ~ Start each paragraph on a new line.

⁴ telephone/electricity wire/connection

ADJ. direct | bad Speak up?it's rather a bad line. | busy | power | phone, telephone | outside, party, private What do I dial for an outside line?

VERB + LINE hold Hold the line (= Don't put the receiver down), please.

LINE + VERB be engaged | be/go dead

PREP. down the ~ He kept shouting down the line at me. | on the ~ It's your mother on the line (= on the telephone). | on ~ (also online) (= connected to a computer system)

⁵ section of railway track

ADJ. railway, train | main | branch, commuter, feeder The branch line is threatened with closure.

VERB + LINE take Take the Bakerloo line and change at Piccadilly.

PREP. on a/the ~ We live on the Northern Line.

PHRASES the end of the line 6 lines words spoken by an actor in a play

VERB + LINE learn | forget | fluff

⁷ direction/course of thought/action

ADJ. broad The broad lines of company policy are already laid down. | firm, hard, strong, tough | official, party, political

VERB + LINE adopt, follow, pursue, take | bring sb/sth into The other members of the board must be brought into line.

PREP. in ~ with (= in agreement with), out of ~ with (= not in agreement with) out of line with party policies | ~ on the official line on food safety

PHRASES a line of argument/enquiry/questioning

⁸ place where an army is fighting

ADJ. battle, firing, front

PHRASES behind enemy lines, in/on the front line

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• 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 mark that is long relative to its width

  He drew a line on the chart

• 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 length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
• 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 single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
• a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)

  they attacked the enemy's line

• the methodical process of logical reasoning; argumentation, logical argument, line of reasoning

  I can't follow your line of reasoning

• a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power; cable, transmission line
• a connected series of events or actions or developments; course

  the government took a firm course

  historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available

• a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
• a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam

  his face has many lines

  ironing gets rid of most wrinkles

• a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; pipeline

  a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport

• the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed; railway line, rail line
• a telephone connection; telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line
• acting in conformity

  in line with

  he got out of line

  toe the line

• the descendants of one individual; lineage, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock

  his entire lineage has been warriors

• something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible

  a washing line

• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; occupation, business, job, line of work

  he's not in my line of business

• in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
• (often plural) a means of communication or access; channel, communication channel

  it must go through official channels

  lines of communication were set up between the two firms

• a particular kind of product or merchandise; product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business

  a nice line of shoes

• a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
• space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising; agate line
• the maximum credit that a customer is allowed; credit line, line of credit, bank line, personal credit line, personal line of credit
• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, melodic phrase

  she was humming an air from Beethoven

• a short personal letter; note, short letter, billet

  drop me a line when you get there

• a conceptual separation or distinction; dividing line, demarcation, contrast

  there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity

• mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it; production line, assembly line

v.

• be in line with; form a line along; run along

  trees line the riverbank

• cover the interior of

  line the gloves

  line a chimney

• make a mark or lines on a surface; trace, draw, describe, delineate

  draw a line

  trace the outline of a figure in the sand

• mark with lines

  sorrow had lined his face

• fill plentifully

  line one's pockets

• reinforce with fabric

  lined books are more enduring

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Microsoft Computer Dictionary

n. 1. Any wire or wires, such as power lines and telephone lines, used to transmit electrical power or signals. 2. In communications, a connection, usually a physical wire or other cable, between sending and receiving (or calling and called) devices, including telephones, computers, and terminals. 3. In a SONET network, a segment that runs between two multiplexers. See also SONET. 4. In word processing, a string of characters displayed or printed in a single horizontal row. 5.In programming, a statement (instruction) that occupies one line of the program. In this context, the common reference is to a “program line” or a “line of code.”

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

lines|lined|lining
syn.: arrangement boundary brand confine cord dash edge kind limit make mark rope row sequence series sort streak string stripe stroke type wire