name, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

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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6. 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"

7. 7
   The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver. US, plural, plural-only
8. 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

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

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actorairalgorithmantagonistantiheroapproach

Example

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"You have to read between the lines to get the most out of anything."

Related phrases

fluff one's lines

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.