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postcard, letter, US postal card: Drop me a line when you get
there. 9 course, direction, path, way, route, road, track,
procedure, tack, policy, strategy, tactic(s), approach, plan:
What line will our competitors take to win the account? I
adopted the line of least resistance. 10 information, data,
word, lead, clue, hint: Interpol is trying to get a line on
where he might be found. 11 cord, string, thread, twine, yarn,
strand, filament, rope, cable, hawser: The anchor line became
entangled. Hang the clothes out on the line. 12 track, railway
or US and Canadian also railroad: The accident on the southern
line is delaying all the trains. 13 telephone, wire, cable: We
have three lines at the office. He tried all day to get you on
the line. 14 front (line), vanguard, formation: These men have
been in the line for weeks. Captain Hughes was given command of
a ship of the line. 15 ancestry, descent, stock, lineage,
succession, family, parentage, extraction, heritage, genealogy:
She comes from a long line of horsewomen. 16 assortment, stock,
merchandise, offerings, goods, brand, make, type, kind, variety:
What line of lawnmower do you distribute? 17 Often, lines.
part, role, speech, script, words, Theatre US sides: I know my
lines by heart for the school play. She has one line in the
third act. 18 story, (sales) pitch, blarney, Colloq spiel, song
and dance, Slang con: He handed her a line about being lonely,
but she soon found out why. 19 in or into line. a aligned, in
alignment, true, straight, in a row, plumb: Bring the balusters
for the railing in line. b in agreement, in accord, in
accordance, in conformity, in step, in harmony, US lined up: We
are bringing the staffing requirements into line with the
council's recommendations. c Usually, into line. under or in
control: Were you able to bring the other board members into
line? 20 in line for. ready for, short-listed for, on the short
list for, up for, being considered for, under consideration for,
a candidate for, in the running for: We all think she's in line
for a promotion.
--v. 21 rule, inscribe, score, underline, underscore: If you
use lined paper, your writing wouldn't be so wavy. 22 edge,
border, fringe: Millions lined the streets for the parade. 23
line up. a organize, prepare, ready, assemble, set up, put or
set in place, develop, formulate, arrange (for), coordinate:
Everything is all lined up for the big event. b arrange for,
secure, get (hold of), obtain, contract for; uncover, dig up,
acquire, engage, hire, sign (up), contract with, hire, employ: