ALL meanings of draw the line
draw the line
D d - noun draw the line a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page. 1
- noun draw the line Mathematics. a continuous extent of length, straight or curved, without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point. 1
- noun draw the line something arranged along a line, especially a straight line; a row or series: a line of trees. 1
- noun draw the line a number of persons standing one behind the other and waiting their turns at or for something; queue. 1
- noun draw the line something resembling a traced line, as a band of color, a seam, or a furrow: lines of stratification in rock. 1
- noun draw the line a furrow or wrinkle on the face, neck, etc.: lines around the eyes. 1
- noun draw the line an indication of demarcation; boundary; limit: the county line; a fine line between right and wrong. 1
- noun draw the line a row of written or printed letters, words, etc.: a page of 30 lines. 1
- noun draw the line a verse of poetry: A line in iambic pentameter contains five feet. 1
- noun draw the line Usually, lines. the words of an actor's part in a drama, musical comedy, etc.: to rehearse one's lines. 1
- noun draw the line a short written message: Drop me a line when you're on vacation. 1
- noun draw the line a system of public conveyances, as buses or trains, plying regularly over a fixed route: the northbound line at State Street. 1
- noun draw the line a transportation or conveyance company: a steamship line. 1
- noun draw the line a course of direction; route: the line of march down Main Street. 1
- noun draw the line a course of action, procedure, thought, policy, etc.: That newspaper follows the communist line. 1
- noun draw the line a piece of pertinent or useful information (usually followed by on): I've got a line on a good used car. 1
- noun draw the line a series of generations of persons, animals, or plants descended from a common ancestor: a line of kings. 1
- noun draw the line a department of activity; occupation or business: What line are you in? 1
- noun draw the line Informal. a mode of conversation, especially one that is glib or exaggerated in order to impress or influence another person: He really handed her a line about his rich relatives. 1
- noun draw the line a straight line drawn from an observed object to the fovea of the eye. 1
- noun draw the line lines. the outer form or proportions of a ship, building, etc.: a ship of fine lines. a general form, as of an event or something that is made, which may be the basis of comparison, imitation, etc.: two books written along the same lines. a person's lot or portion: to endure the hard lines of poverty. Chiefly British. a certificate of marriage. 1
- noun draw the line a circle of the terrestrial or celestial sphere: the equinoctial line. 1
- noun draw the line banner (def 7). 1
- noun draw the line Fine Arts. a mark made by a pencil, brush, or the like, that defines the contour of a shape, forms hatching, etc. the edge of a shape. 1
- noun draw the line Television. one scanning line. 1
- noun draw the line Telecommunications. a telephone connection: Please hold the line. a wire circuit connecting two or more pieces of electric apparatus, especially the wire or wires connecting points or stations in a telegraph or telephone system, or the system itself. 1
- noun draw the line the line, Geography. the equator. 1
- noun draw the line a stock of commercial goods of the same general class but having a range of styles, sizes, prices, or quality: the company's line of shoes. 1
- noun draw the line an assembly line. 1
- noun draw the line Law. a limit defining one estate from another; the outline or boundary of a piece of real estate. 1
- noun draw the line Bridge. a line on a score sheet that separates points scored toward game (below the line) from points scored by setting a contract, having honors, etc. (above the line) 1
- noun draw the line Music. any of the straight, horizontal, parallel strokes of the staff, or one placed above or below the staff. 1
- noun draw the line Military. a defensive position or front. a series of fortifications: the Maginot line. Usually, lines. a distribution of troops, sentries, etc., for the defense of a position or for an attack: behind the enemy's lines. the body of personnel constituting the combatant forces of an army, as distinguished from the supply services and staff corps. 1
- noun draw the line an arrangement of troops of an army or of ships of a fleet as drawn up for battle: line of battle. 1
- noun draw the line a body or formation of troops or ships drawn up abreast (distinguished from column (def 6.)). 1
- noun draw the line the class of officers serving with combatant units or warships. 1
- noun draw the line the regular forces of an army or navy. 1
- noun draw the line that part of an administrative organization consisting of persons actively engaged on a given project. Compare staff1 (def 4). 1
- noun draw the line a thread, string, cord, rope, or the like. 1
- noun draw the line a clothesline: the wash hanging on the line. 1
- noun draw the line a cord, wire, or the like, used for measuring or as a guide. 1
- noun draw the line Nautical. a pipe or hose: a steam line. a rope or cable used at sea. 1
- noun draw the line Slang. a small quantity of cocaine arranged in the form of a slender thread or line, as for sniffing. 1
- noun draw the line Also, ligne. a unit equal to 1/40 (0.025) inch (0.64 mm), for measuring the diameter of buttons. 1
- noun draw the line Angling. a length of nylon, silk, linen, cord, or the like, to which are attached the leader, hook, sinker, float, etc. 1
- noun draw the line Football. either of the two front rows of opposing players lined up opposite each other on the line of scrimmage: a four-man line. the line of scrimmage. 1
- noun draw the line the betting odds established by bookmakers for events not covered by pari-mutuel betting, especially sporting events, as football or basketball. 1
- noun draw the line Ice Hockey. the two wings and center who make up a team's offensive unit. 1
- noun draw the line Fencing. any of the four divisions of the portion of a fencer's body on which a touch can be scored, taken as an area of attack or defense. 1
- noun draw the line Textiles. the longer and preferred flax or hemp fibers. Compare tow2 (def 2). 1