verb Download 🔗Share To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align. Examples : "to line troops" action position organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify. Examples : "to line works with soldiers" military action organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground. Examples : "Jones lined to left in his last at-bat." sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight. Examples : "The beekeeper spent the afternoon lining wild bees, hoping to discover a new honey source deep in the woods. " nature animal action environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen. Examples : "The bird lines its nest with soft grass." material utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (of a dog) To copulate with, to impregnate. Examples : ""The farmer is hoping his prize-winning sheepdog will be lining several of the females this breeding season." " animal biology sex Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A covering for the inside surface of something. Examples : "The baker put parchment paper as a lining in the cake pan to prevent the cake from sticking. " material structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The material used for such a covering. Examples : "The soft, furry lining of my winter coat keeps me warm. " material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of attaching such a covering. Examples : "The lining of the new backpack took only a few minutes. " material process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading