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Lines

//laɪnz// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of line form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Words spoken by the actors. plural, plural-only

    "I have yet to learn my lines."

  3. 3
    plural of LINE form-of, plural
  4. 4
    Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy. plural, plural-only
  5. 5
    Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections. form-of, plural, plural-only
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  1. 6
    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. plural, plural-only

    "If you don't behave I'll give you lines"

  2. 7
    The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver. US, plural, plural-only
  3. 8
    A certificate of church membership. plural, plural-only
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of line form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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