A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. • An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness. • A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure. • An edge of a graph. • A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. • The equator. • One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed. • The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length). • The goal line. • A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road. • A rope, cord, string, thread, or cable, of any thickness. • A hose, tube, or pipe, of any size. • Direction, path. • A procession, either physical or conceptual, which results from the application or effect of a given rationale or other controlling principles of belief, opinion, practice, or phenomenon. • The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection. • A clothesline. • A short letter, a written form of communication. • A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; a railroad line, railway line, Elizabeth Line etc. • A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces. • The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation. • A conceptual division or distinction. • A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure. • A measuring line or cord. • That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode. • A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark. • Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body). • 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. • Ellipsis of line of battle. • The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc. • A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work. • A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage. • A small amount of text. Specifically: • A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text. • A verse (in poetry). • A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like. • A lie, exaggeration, or spin, especially one said to gain another's approval or prevent losing it. • Ellipsis of pick-up line. • Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. • The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. • Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.) • A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. • A number of shares taken by a jobber. • Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude • Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude: • A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms. • One twelfth of an inch. • One sixteenth of an inch. • One fortieth of an inch. • Ellipsis of agate line (one fourteenth of an inch). • A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux. • The batter's box. • The position in which the fencers hold their swords. • Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working). • A portion or serving of a powdery recreational drug, especially cocaine, formed into a line on a flat surface in preparation for snorting. • Instruction; doctrine. • A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup. • a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter. • A group of forwards that play together. • A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team. • A vascular catheter.