lines

noun

1. plural of line

2. (fortifications, in the plural) Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.

3. (shipbuilding, in the plural) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.

4. (education, in the plural) 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.

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

- I had to write out 200 lines

5. (US, in the plural) The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver.

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of line