Definition of "lines" in English

noun

1. plural of line

noun

1. (film, theater) Words spoken by the actors.

   • I have yet to learn my lines.

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

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

4. (education) 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) The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver.

6. A certificate of church membership.

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of line