lines
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general appearance or outline
a car with fine lines
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a plan of procedure or construction
built on traditional lines
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the spoken words of a theatrical presentation
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the words of a particular role
he forgot his lines
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informal a marriage certificate
marriage lines
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luck, fate, or fortune (esp in the phrase hard lines )
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rows of tents, buildings, temporary stabling, etc, in a military camp
transport lines
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a defensive position, row of trenches, or other fortification
we broke through the enemy lines
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a school punishment of writing the same sentence or phrase out a specified number of times
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the phrases or sentences so written out
a hundred lines
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to understand or find an implicit meaning in addition to the obvious one
Example Sentences
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The celebrities in attendance could be seen laughing along with the host, who apologized for certain punch lines and also poked fun at herself.
From Los Angeles Times
Currently, she can see and read most lines of letters on an eye test chart.
From BBC
The day after the synagogue protest, the lines formed at Breads, an Israeli bakery chain in New York.
The match format is loosely based on high school tennis with three doubles lines, one singles line and “friendlies” — ensuring that beginners, alternates and developing players all get playing time.
From Los Angeles Times
“The United States will protect our interests by securing critical supply chains, sea lines of communication, infrastructure, and technologies, working in conjunction with our African partners,” Brennan said.
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