Definition of "liner" in Anglais

noun

1. Someone who fits a lining to something.

   • a liner of shoes

2. A removable cover or lining.

   • I threw out the trash can liner.

3. The pamphlet supplied in the box with an audiovisual tape or disc, etc.

   • liner notes

4. A lining within the cylinder of a steam engine, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.

5. A similar lining for cylinders of internal-combustion engines (see "Further reading").

6. A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.

7. A formal no-show sock.

8. A pantyliner.

verb

1. (transitive) To fit a cylinder liner.

noun

1. A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.

2. (nautical) A ship of the line.

3. (baseball) A line drive.

   • The liner glanced off the pitcher's foot.

4. (marketing, slang) A basic salesperson.

5. (in combination) Something with a specified number of lines.

6. (South Korean idol fandom) A person born in a certain year (XX liner); a person who belongs to a certain line.

   • 94 liner

7. Ellipsis of penny-a-liner.